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Showing words for COMPUNCTION using the English dictionary

11 Letter Words for Compunction

compunction

8 Letter Words for Compunction

compunct, continuo, couption, monoptic, noncomic, nonoptic, punction

7 Letter Words for Compunction

coconut, coction, concion, incompt, monotic, muconic, occiput, oncotic, opticon, pomonic, puccoon, tomnoup, tompion, uncinct, uncomic, uncompt, unction

6 Letter Words for Compunction

coinop, comino, comint, compot, concio, conium, contin, copout, coptic, cotoin, coupon, incoup, inunct, monont, monton, motion, mouton, muntin, muonic, nincom, nincum, nintoo, noncom, nonoic, notion, nuncio, octoic, omotic, option, pictun, poitou, pontic, pontin, potion, puncto, punnic, tompon, uncoin, uncoop

5 Letter Words for Compunction

cinct, cocin, comic, compo, compt, concn, conic, conin, connu, conto, coopt, count, ctimo, cumic, cumin, cunit, cunni, cutin, imcnt, impot, imput, incut, input, minot, monic, moton, mount, mucic, mucin, munic, mutic, muton, nintu, ninut, niton, noint, nomic, nomoi, nonic, notum, nucin, octic, oncin, onion, onium, ontic, opium, optic, otium, picot, pinon, pinot, pinto, piton, point, ponto, potin, punct, punic, punti, punto, puton, timon, tomin, tonic, topic, topoi, tunic, union, unpin, unpot, untin, untop

4 Letter Words for Compunction

cion, cipo, cito, coco, coct, coin, coit, comp, conc, coni, conn, cont, coom, coon, coop, coot, copt, coto, coup, cuit, cump, cunt, cuon, icon, into, itmo, mico, mino, mint, moco, moio, moit, mono, mont, mooi, moon, moop, moot, motu, moun, moup, mout, muni, munt, muon, muti, nito, noon, noop, noun, noup, nout, nump, nunc, oint, omit, omni, onto, oont, otic, pico, pict, pino, pint, pion, pium, poco, pomo, pont, poon, poot, poti, pout, ptui, punt, tinc, tipu, toco, tonn, toom, toon, toop, topi, topo, toun, toup, tump, tuno, tupi, unci, unco, unct, unio, unit, unto, upon

3 Letter Words for Compunction

ccm, cit, com, con, coo, cop, cot, cpi, cpm, cpo, cpt, cpu, ctn, cto, cum, cun, cup, cut, imo, imp, imu, inc, inn, int, ion, iou, ipm, ipo, mic, min, mit, moc, moi, mon, moo, mop, mot, mou, mtn, mun, mut, nco, nim, nip, nit, nom, non, noo, not, num, nun, nut, oct, oni, ono, ont, oom, oon, oop, oot, opt, otc, oto, oui, oup, out, pci, pcm, pct, pic, pin, pit, piu, pmt, poi, pom, pon, poo, pot, pun, put, tcp, tic, tim, tin, tip, tiu, toc, toi, tom, ton, too, top, tou, tpi, tpm, tui, tum, tun, tup, uit, ump, unc, uni, unn, unp, upo, utc, uti

Definitions for Compunction

[1] a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse.
[2] any uneasiness or hesitation about the rightness of an action.
[3] a feeling of remorse, guilt, or regret

Words related to Compunction

conscience, pity, ruth, penitence, shame, repentance, reluctance, misgiving, contrition, sympathy, remorse, qualm, attrition, rue, punctiliousness

Words nearby Compunction

compulsion, compulsive, compulsive personality, compulsory, compulsory purchase, compunction, compunctious, compurgation, compurgator, computation, computational complexity

Origin of Compunction

1350–1400; Middle English compunccion (< Anglo-French ) < Late Latin compūnctiōn- (stem of compūnctiō ), equivalent to Latin compūnct(us ), past participle of compungere to prick severely (com- com- + pungere to prick; cf. point) + -iōn- -ion

Words that may be confused with Compunction

compulsion, compunction

Other words from Compunction

com·punc·tion·less , adjective

Word origin for Compunction

C14: from Church Latin compunctiō, from Latin compungere to sting, from com- (intensive) + pungere to puncture; see point

Synonyms for Compunction

attrition, conscience, contrition, misgiving, penitence, pity, punctiliousness, qualm, reluctance, remorse, repentance, rue, ruth, shame, sympathy, penitency, second thoughts, stab of conscience