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Sunday, 13 October 2013

Compunction


Today’s Word: compunction

Pronunciation: /kəmˈpʌkʃn/

Part of Speech: noun

Meaning: a guilty or remorseful feeling about something

 Synonyms: remorse, guilt

General Note: Compunction is an uncountable noun in British English. For example:

She felt no compunction about leaking the secret.

It could be a countable noun in American English. For example:

She felt no compunctions about leaking the secret.

Also, the preposition that goes with compunction is about but not for. For example: She felt no compunction about running away from home.

1 comment:

  1. Is it ok to use 'and' together with 'also' in the same sentence?

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