Meaning of compunction in English

1. Pronunciation

   /kəmˈpəŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n/

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1. Noun

   compunction

   Etymology

   Middle English: from Old French componction, from ecclesiastical Latin compunctio(n-), from Latin compungere‘prick sharply’, from com- (expressing intensive force) + pungere‘to prick’

   Definitions

   1. a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)