Definisjon av scruple på Engelsk

WordNet

Noun
scruple - uneasiness about the fitness of an action
		qualm, misgiving
		anxiety a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
scruple - an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
		principle a basic truth or law or assumption; "the principles of democracy"
scruple - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
		apothecaries' unit apothecaries' weight
		drachma, drachm, dram formerly the basic unit of money in Greece
Verb
scruple - have doubts about
		wonder, question have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church"
scruple - raise scruples; "He lied and did not even scruple about it"
		fuss, niggle, fret worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"
scruple - hesitate on moral grounds; "The man scrupled to perjure himself"
		hesitate, pause pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"

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Substantiv
scruple - A weight of twenty grains; the third part of a dram.
scruple - Hence, a very small quantity; a particle.
scruple - Hesitation as to action from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; unwillingness, doubt, or hesitation proceeding from motives of conscience; to consider if something is ethical.
scruple - A doubt or uncertainty concerning a matter of fact; intellectual perplexity.
scruple - A measurement of time. Hebrew culture broke the hour into 1080 scruples.
Verb
scruple - To be reluctant or to hesitate, as regards an action, on account of considerations of conscience or expedience.
scruple - To regard with suspicion; to hesitate at; to question.
scruple - To doubt; to question; to hesitate to believe; to question the truth of a fact, etc..
scruple - To excite scruples in; to cause to scruple.