scruple has definitions from the field of pharmacology
1
[ noun ] uneasiness about the fitness of an action

Synonyms

misgiving qualm

Related terms

anxiety misgive

2
[ noun ] (pharmacology) a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains

Related terms

apothecaries'_unit dram grain

3
[ verb ] have doubts about

Related terms

wonder

4
[ verb ] raise scruples

Examples

"He lied and did not even scruple about it"

Related terms

fuss

5
[ verb ] hesitate on moral grounds

Examples

"The man scrupled to perjure himself"

Related terms

hesitate

6
[ noun ] an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action

Related terms

principle

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