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compunction

/kəm'pəŋkʃən/

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noun
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
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Similar:

remorse self-reproach

type of:
regret rue ruefulness sorrow

Definition that contains compunction

cold without compunction or human feeling
inhuman without compunction or human feeling
insensate without compunction or human feeling
cold-blooded without compunction or human feeling