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- Dictionaryscruple/ˈskruːpl/
noun
- 1. a feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action: "I had no scruples about eavesdropping"
- 2. a unit of weight equal to 20 grains, used by apothecaries: historical "give, daily, one scruple of sulphate of quinine"
verb
- 1. hesitate or be reluctant to do something that one thinks may be wrong: "she doesn't scruple to ask her parents for money"
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SCRUPLE definition: 1. a feeling that prevents you from doing something that you think is morally wrong or makes you…. Learn more.
Scruple definition: a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions.. See examples of SCRUPLE used in a sentence.
SCRUPLE meaning: 1. a feeling that prevents you from doing something that you think is morally wrong or makes you…. Learn more.
Scruples are a kind of moral compass that lets you know what's right. Often people use this word in an outraged way when someone does something bad: "Don't you have any scruples?" Liars, thieves, criminals, and politicians have fewer scruples than the rest of us.
Your scruples are what keep you from doing things you consider to be morally or ethically wrong. Your scruples won't allow you to cheat on a test, or steal from your brother's Halloween candy stash. The noun scruple comes from a Latin word, scrupulus, which means a small, sharp stone.
Scruples are moral principles or beliefs that make you unwilling to do something that seems wrong.
Scruple definition: An uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle that tends to hinder action.
noun. /ˈskrupl/ [countable, usually plural, uncountable] a feeling that prevents you from doing something that you think may be morally wrong I overcame my moral scruples. He had no scruples about spying on her. She is totally without scruple. Want to learn more?
Definition of scruple verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
scruple. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English scru‧ple1 /ˈskruːpəl/ noun [countable usually plural, uncountable] a belief about what is right and wrong that prevents you from doing bad things → qualm scruples about doing something He had no scruples about selling faulty goods to people. a man with no moral scruples without ...
