compunction

Word family

com·punc·tion /kəmˈpʌŋkʃən/ noun [uncountableU usually in negatives] formal

ASHAMEDa feeling that you should not do something because it is bad or wrong 良心的责备，内疚

have/feel no compunction about (doing) something

He had no compunction about interfering in her private affairs.

他对干涉她的私事良心上没有丝毫不安。

They used their tanks against the leftists without compunction.

他们肆无忌惮地使用坦克来对付左派人士。

Examples from the Corpus

compunction• Compared to people in other functional areas, they feel little compunction about challenging or questioning a superior.• Maskelyne felt no compunction to answer any of these allegations.• When there was evidence, the prosecution had no compunction about strengthening it with lies.• I have no compunction about seeing you in the gutter.• Alistair left me and judy together with no compunction while he went off with the others.• But they were generally accompanied by a sense of compunction and self-abasement of which Newland Archer felt no trace.• Four weeks ago, early yesterday even, she would have said no, without compunction.• Without compunction, Fox kicked him awake.

have/feel no compunction about (doing) something• I have no compunction about seeing you in the gutter.

Origin compunction