scruple

/skɹˈuːpə‍l/

/ˈskɹupəɫ/

Scruple

an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action

uneasiness about the fitness of an action

synonyms : misgiving

a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains

to scruple

MAIN VERB

to hesitate or be dubious about doing something that one thinks might be wrong or immoral

raise scruples

hesitate on moral grounds

Examples

1. But he has scruples.

2. This version of Andy Taylor has no such scruples.

3. There's no moral scruple.

4. For them, profit came first, no matter the cost, without any scruples.