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compunction
noun as in regret, sorrow
Example Sentences
In Washington, Gluesenkamp Perez has had no compunction separating herself from her party.
If progressive-minded Christians are divided about combining religion and politics, those on the Christian Right have far less compunction over imposing their beliefs on others as a matter of public policy, claiming that America is and should be a Christian nation-state.
“Where Trump has absolutely no compunction at going to the basest level he can to try to get a result, I saw Joe moving into that very reluctantly,” Mr. Burris said.
Gehlen and the FHO had no computers, but they did have access to 4 million Soviet POWs from all over the USSR, and no compunction about torturing them to learn the names of Jews and Communist officials in their hometowns to compile kill lists for the Gestapo and Einsatzgruppen.
He stopped short of accusing Kyiv directly, but on Sunday, some of his allies showed no such compunction.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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