scruple

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Synonyms: scrumple

Antonyms: scrumple

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Noun

1. [[hesitation|Hesitation]] to act from the difficulty of determining what is [[right#Adjective|right]] or [[expedient]]; [[doubt#Noun|doubt]], [[hesitation]] or [[unwillingness]] due to [[motive#Noun|motives]] of [[conscience]]; moral qualm.
2. {{lb|en|pharmacy}} A [[weight]] of {{frac|1|288}} of a pound, that is, twenty [[grain]]s or one third of a [[dram]], about 1.3 [[gram]]s (symbol: [[℈]]).
3. A [[Hebrew]] [[unit]] of [[time#Noun|time]] [[equal]] to {{frac|1080}} [[hour]].
4. {{lb|en|obsolete|by extension}} A very small quantity; a [[particle]].
5. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[doubt#Noun|doubt]] or [[uncertainty]] concerning a matter of fact; [[intellectual]] [[perplexity]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[hesitate]] or be [[reluctant]] to act due to [[consideration]]s of [[conscience]] or [[expedience]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[excite]] scruples in; to cause to scruple.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To regard with [[suspicion]]; to [[question#Verb|question]].
4. {{lb|en|intransitive|obsolete}} To question the [[truth]] of (a fact, etc.); to [[doubt#Verb|doubt]]; to hesitate to [[believe]], to question.

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