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