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compunction

[kuhm-puhngk-shuhn] / kəmˈpʌŋk ʃən /


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Still, with their seemingly limitless budget, the Dodgers have shown no compunction against excess.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

Party leader Olivier Faure said that he would have no compunction about supporting a new vote of censure, if offending parts of the budget are not removed.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

They are part of nature, and therefore something that can be mined without compunction.

From Salon • May 26, 2025

She’s unlike any other “Star Trek” protagonist with her pitch-dark past and lack of compunction about killing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025

I admired her lack of compunction, the courage of her bad manners, the energy of simple rage.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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