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List of meaning for scruple

scruple(noun)

a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains

scruple, qualm, misgiving(noun)

uneasiness about the fitness of an action

scruple(verb)

an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action

scruple(verb)

hesitate on moral grounds

"The man scrupled to perjure himself"

scruple(verb)

raise scruples

"He lied and did not even scruple about it"

scruple(verb)

have doubts about

a very small amount

went about her business without even a scruple of suspicion

a very small piece

left just a scruple of asparagus on the plate

an uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do

the survey showed that many students had few scruples about cheating on papers or exams

to show uncertainty about the right course of action

a tabloid journalist who has never scrupled to reveal the most intimate details about the lives of celebrities

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