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- scruple⇄expr. make scruple, to hesitate or be reluctant, especially because of conscientiousness.
Ex. She made no scruple of oversetting all human institutions (Hawthorne). - scruple⇄noun 1a. a feeling of doubt about what one ought to do; hesitation to do something.
Ex. No scruple of caution ever holds him back from prompt action.
b. a feeling of uneasiness that keeps a person from doing something; uneasiness affecting t - scruple⇄scruple, noun, verb, -pled,-pling.
- scruple⇄v.i. 1. to hesitate or be unwilling (to do something).
Ex. A dishonest man does not scruple to deceive others. As a Parliamentarian he has never scrupled to use any weapon which comes to hand (Harper's).
2. to have scruples. - scruple⇄v.t. to have or make scruples about.