Thesaurus: scruple

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1. n. A weight of twenty grains; the third part of a dram.
2. n. Hence, a very small quantity; a particle.
3. n. Hesitation as to action from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; unwillingness, doubt, or hesitation proceeding from motives of conscience.
4. v. i. To be reluctant or to hesitate, as regards an action, on account of considerations of conscience or expedience.
5. v. t. To regard with suspicion; to hesitate at; to question.
6. v. t. To excite scruples in; to cause to scruple.
7. n. a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
8. n. uneasiness about the fitness of an action (particularly for reasons of ethics, morals or propriety)
9. n. an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
10. v. hesitate on moral grounds
11. v. raise scruples
12. v. have doubts about