All compunction synonyms

noun compunction

• regret — to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.): He no sooner spoke than he regretted it.
• conscience — Conscience is doing what you believe is right even though it might be unpopular, difficult, or dangerous.
• pity — sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy: to feel pity for astarving child.
• ruth — George Herman ("Babe") 1895–1948, U.S. baseball player.
• penitence — the state of being penitent; regret for one's wrongdoing or sinning; contrition; repentance.
• shame — the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
• repentance — deep sorrow, compunction, or contrition for a past sin, wrongdoing, or the like.
• reluctance — unwillingness; disinclination: reluctance to speak in public.
• misgiving — Often, misgivings. a feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension.
• contrition — deeply felt remorse; penitence
• sympathy — harmony of or agreement in feeling, as between persons or on the part of one person with respect to another.
• remorse — deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction.
• qualm — an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct; compunction: He has no qualms about lying.
• attrition — Attrition is a process in which you steadily reduce the strength of an enemy by continually attacking them.
• rue — to feel sorrow over; repent of; regret bitterly: to rue the loss of opportunities.
• punctiliousness — extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.
• second thoughts — Often, second thoughts. reservation about a previous action, position, decision, judgment, or the like: He had second thoughts about his decision.
• scruple — a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions.
• guilt — the fact or state of having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; culpability: He admitted his guilt.
• hesitation — the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear: His hesitation cost him the championship.
• sorrow — distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.