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scruples

/ˈskruːpəlz/

Translations

scruplenoun

scruples

/ˈskruːpəl/

scrupuleDoute moral, retenue de conscience.

He had no scruples about cheating on the test.

Il n'avait aucun scrupule à tricher à l'examen.

Additional translations

mietteAu sens de très petite quantité.

scrupuleVieilli, unité de poids en pharmacie.

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Antonyms

scrupleverb

scruples

scrupled

Past Simple

scrupled

Past Participle

scrupling

Gerund

/ˈskruː.pəl/

hésiterHésiter par scrupule moral.

She didn't scruple to ask for help when she needed it.

Elle n'a pas hésité à demander de l'aide quand elle en avait besoin.

Synonyms

have qualms

be reluctant

hesitate to

Antonyms

carry out

press on

Definitions

scruplenoun

A feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action.

He had no scruples about cheating on the test.

A unit of weight equal to 20 grains, used by apothecaries.

The apothecary measured out a scruple of the powdered medicine.

The slightest bit; a very small amount.

There wasn't a scruple of evidence to support the claim.

scrupleverb

To hesitate or be reluctant to do something that one thinks may be wrong.

She didn't scruple to ask for help when she needed it.