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Meanings of
scruple
in anglès
portuguès
receio
català
recel
espanyol
duda
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Uneasiness about the fitness of an action.
misgiving
qualm
català
recel
Usage of
scruple
in anglès
1
No moral
scruple
kept the lovers apart; and they determined to fly.
2
So I have the less
scruple
in sending you this last word.
3
And the same
scruple
induced you to tell the prince that Mdlle.
4
The married women associate with the unmarried mothers of families without
scruple
.
5
All the promises of the king were violated without
scruple
or shame.
6
Henrietta did not
scruple
to seize the hand of the embarrassed gentleman.
7
Rankin had reckoned on a
scruple
,
and removed the ground of it.
8
Attacked by the civil power, they without
scruple
repelled force by force.
9
They may be supposed to
scruple
upon one of these grounds: 1.
10
At Zlotorja they did not
scruple
to kidnap even the prince himself.
11
No sentimental
scruple
made the blow waver or deflected her resolute aim.
12
This is a man without
scruple
who will pursue his own interest.
13
The former have claws, and do not
scruple
to help themselves first.
14
Krishna, however, once more said unto him-Donot
scruple
in this matter.
15
Being well armed, we made no
scruple
of attacking it at once.
16
Overhearing my own name barked into the transmitter, I listened without
scruple
.
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About this term
scruple
Noun
Singular
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
make no scruple
less scruple
slightest scruple
little scruple
moral scruple
More collocations
Translations for
scruple
portuguès
receio
català
recel
dubte
escrúpol
espanyol
duda
recelo
Scruple
through the time
Scruple
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common