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
