scruple

[US]/ˈskruːpl/
[UK]/ˈskruːpl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a tiny amount; hesitation or doubt because of moral or ethical considerations
vi. to hesitate or have doubts
vt. to have hesitations about
Word Forms
Present Participlescrupling
Pluralscruples
Third Person Singularscruples
Past Tensescrupled
Past Participlescrupled

Phrases & Collocations

without scruple

moral scruple

ethical scruple

to have scruples

lack of scruples

Example Sentences

He acted wrongly and without scruple.

The villain made no scruple of committing murder.

I had no scruples about eavesdropping.

she doesn't scruple to ask her parents for money.

A man who could make so vile a pun would not scruple to pick a pocket.

to have scruples about accepting a bribe

she had no scruples about lying to get what she wanted

to act without scruple

he ignored his scruples and went ahead with the plan

a person of scruples

to violate one's scruples

to feel no scruple about cheating

to have moral scruples

to overcome one's scruples

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