scruples
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7.6
- noun
- /ˈskruːpəlz/
- The guy has no scruples in implementing the ideology that he was subscribing to.
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- The guy has no scruples in implementing the ideology that he was subscribing to.
- Now that without further scruples about beginning means or end.
- A Witcher crawling with scruples like a fox pelt with fleas.
Examples
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A Witcher crawling with scruples like a fox pelt with fleas.
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My judge had told me I lacked moral scruples, and I understand that.
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That is to say that the strong will always crush the weak and that politics is left to those who leave their scruples at the door.
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Ben surely rejects such scruples in especially especially in view of his lofty goal, but he should still be troubled.
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He acted without any scruples when he cheated his teammate out of their prize money.
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She decided to speak her mind, putting aside her scruples about offending others.
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His lack of scruples made it easy for him to lie and manipulate people for his own gain.
Synonyms
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8.4
A feeling of doubt or unease about whether you are doing the right thing
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9.6
A feeling of guilt that stops you from doing something bad or follows it
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8.4
A feeling of doubt about whether something is morally right
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5.9
A feeling of doubt or worry about whether something will turn out well
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Etymology
The word scruples comes from the Latin scrupulus, which meant 'a small sharp stone', because people imagined a tiny stone making you stop and feel uneasy. So scruples are the small moral doubts or worries that make you hesitate, and the same root gives us scrupulous meaning very careful about right and wrong.