Synonym of the word SCRUPLE

n. (obsolete) A weight of twenty grains or one third of a dram, abbreviated with the symbol ℈.
n. (obsolete) Hence, a very small quantity; a particle.
n. Hesitation as to action from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; unwillingness,…
n. (obsolete) A doubt or uncertainty concerning a matter of fact; intellectual perplexity.
n. A Hebrew unit of time, equal to ¹⁄₁₀₈₀ hour.
v. (intransitive) To be reluctant or to hesitate, as regards an action, on account of considerations of conscience…
v. To regard with suspicion; to hesitate at; to question.
v. (obsolete) To doubt; to question; to hesitate to believe; to question the truth of (a fact, etc.).
v. To excite scruples in; to cause to scruple.

n. An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some…
n. An uneasy or distressing desire (for something).
n. (pathology) A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression…

v. (transitive, obsolete/poetic) To devour, consume; eat.
v. (transitive and intransitive) To gnaw, consume, eat away.
v. (intransitive) To be worn away; to chafe; to fray.
v. (transitive) To cut through with fretsaw, create fretwork.
v. (transitive) To chafe or irritate; to worry.
v. (intransitive) To worry or be anxious.
v. To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions.
v. To make rough, agitate, or disturb; to cause to ripple.
v. To be agitated; to be in violent commotion; to rankle.
v. (music) To press down the string behind a fret.
n. The agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or other cause; a rippling on the surface of water.
n. Agitation of mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation.
n. Herpes; tetter.
n. (mining, in the plural) The worn sides of river banks, where ores, or stones containing them, accumulate…
n. (music) One of the pieces of metal/wood/plastic across the neck of a guitar or other musical instrument…
n. An ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief).
n. (heraldry) A saltire interlaced with a mascle.
v. To ornament with raised work; tovariegate; to diversify.
n. A strait; channel.
n. (Northumbria) A fog or mist at sea or coming inland from the sea.

n. (countable or uncountable) Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something.
n. A complaint or noise; a scene.
n. An exhibition of affection or admiration.
v. (intransitive) To be very worried or excited about something, often too much.
v. (intransitive) To fiddle; fidget; wiggle, or adjust; to worry about something.
v. (intransitive, especially of babies) To cry or be ill-humoured.
v. (intransitive, with over) To show affection for, especially animals.
v. (transitive) To pet.

v. (intransitive) To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to…
v. (intransitive) To stammer; to falter in speaking.
v. (transitive, poetic, rare) To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.

v. (intransitive) To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
v. (intransitive) To interrupt an activity and wait.
v. (intransitive) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
v. (transitive) To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.
v. (intransitive, obsolete) To consider; to reflect.
n. A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
n. A short time for relaxing and doing something else.
n. Hesitation; suspense; doubt.
n. In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation…
n. A break or paragraph in writing.
n. Alternative spelling of Pause (“a button that pauses or resumes something”).
n. (as direct object) take pause: hesitate; give pause: cause to hesitate.

n. A fundamental assumption or guiding belief.
n. A rule used to choose among solutions to a problem.
n. (sometimes pluralized) Moral rule or aspect.
n. (physics) A rule or law of nature, or the basic idea on how the laws of nature are applied.
n. A fundamental essence, particularly one producing a given quality.
n. (obsolete) A beginning.
n. A source, or origin; that from which anything proceeds; fundamental substance or energy; primordial substance;…
n. An original faculty or endowment.
v. (transitive) To equip with principles; to establish, or fix, in certain principles; to impress with any…

n. (now chiefly Britain dialectal) Mortality; plague; pestilence.
n. (now chiefly Britain dialectal) A calamity or disaster.
n. A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc.
n. A sudden sickly feeling; queasiness.
n. A prick of the conscience; a moral scruple, a pang of guilt. (Now chiefly in negative constructions.).

n. A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.
n. A subject or topic for consideration or investigation.
n. A doubt or challenge about the truth or accuracy of a matter.
n. A proposal to a meeting as a topic for deliberation.
n. interrogation by torture.
n. (obsolete) Talk; conversation; speech.
v. To ask questions of; interrogate; enquire; ask for information.
v. To raise doubts about; have doubts about.
v. (obsolete) To argue; to converse; to dispute.

n. Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
n. Something astonishing and seemingly inexplicable.
n. Someone very talented at something, a genius.
n. The sense or emotion which can be inspired by something curious or unknown; surprise; astonishment.
n. (Britain, informal) A mental pondering, a thought.
v. (intransitive) To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed;…
v. (transitive) To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to wait with uncertain expectation; to query in the…

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