SCRUPLE

Definition of SCRUPLE

  1. (verb)hesitate on moral grounds
  2. (verb)raise scruples
  3. (verb)have doubts about
  4. (noun)a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
  5. (noun)uneasiness about the fitness of an action (particularly for reasons of ethics, morals or propriety)
  6. (noun)an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action