A feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
1 Blood of a similar value is spilt everywhere without the least compunction .
2 He saw my sincerity; he was penetrated with my grief and compunction .
3 The envelope of the letter he opened with a little more compunction .
4 The prince was arrested by this compunction on the part of Mentezufis.
5 But having told the tale the vicar was again seized with compunction .
6 Mr Jones bowed; her alarm ceased, and her compunction gradually died away.
7 And the moment he had read the opening line, compunction smote him.
8 With a pleasure in which compunction mingled, I gave her a bouquet.
9 When he had taken it off the body, he felt a compunction .
10 Without the slightest compunction , Alika answers with a shrug of the shoulders.
11 And a vague feeling of compunction mingled with her sense of deliverance.
12 The question and request smote the father's conscience with a momentary compunction .
13 This left a balance of ten minutes for a compunction or two.
14 I never wanted to use it, but I will now without compunction .
15 Hadn't even read, and yet-movedby some superstitious compunction - had never thrown away.
16 Craig, a week ago I'd have throttled you without the least compunction .
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