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scruple
Overview of noun scruple
The noun scruple has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. scruple -- (a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains)
2. scruple, qualm, misgiving -- (uneasiness about the fitness of an action)
3. scruple -- (an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action)
Overview of verb scruple
The verb scruple has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. scruple -- (hesitate on moral grounds; "The man scrupled to perjure himself")
2. scruple -- (raise scruples; "He lied and did not even scruple about it")
3. scruple -- (have doubts about)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun scruple
3 senses of scruple
Sense 1
scruple
=> apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight
=> weight unit, weight
=> unit of measurement, unit
=> definite quantity
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
scruple, qualm, misgiving
=> anxiety
=> emotion
=> feeling
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
scruple
=> principle
=> value
=> ideal
=> idea, thought
=> content, cognitive content, mental object
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun scruple
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun scruple
3 senses of scruple
Sense 1
scruple
=> apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight
Sense 2
scruple, qualm, misgiving
=> anxiety
Sense 3
scruple
=> principle
Antonyms of noun scruple
Member Holonyms of noun scruple
Substance Holonyms of noun scruple
Part Holonyms of noun scruple
1 of 3 senses of scruple
Sense 1
scruple
PART OF: dram, drachm, drachma
Member Meronyms of noun scruple
Substance Meronyms of noun scruple
Part Meronyms of noun scruple
1 of 3 senses of scruple
Sense 1
scruple
HAS PART: grain
Meronyms of noun scruple
1 of 3 senses of scruple
Sense 1
scruple
HAS PART: grain
Holonyms of noun scruple
1 of 3 senses of scruple
Sense 1
scruple
PART OF: dram, drachm, drachma
Attributes of noun scruple
Derived Forms of noun scruple
2 of 3 senses of scruple
Sense 2
scruple, qualm, misgiving
RELATED TO>(adj) scrupulous#1
=> scrupulous
RELATED TO>(verb) scruple#3
=> scruple
RELATED TO>(verb) scruple#2
=> scruple
RELATED TO>(verb) scruple#1
=> scruple
Sense 3
scruple
RELATED TO>(adj) scrupulous#1
=> scrupulous
RELATED TO>(verb) scruple#3
=> scruple
RELATED TO>(verb) scruple#2
=> scruple
RELATED TO>(verb) scruple#1
=> scruple
Domain of noun scruple
Domain Terms of noun scruple
Familiarity of noun scruple
scruple used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun scruple
3 senses of scruple
Sense 1
scruple
> apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight
=> grain
=> scruple
=> dram, drachm, drachma
=> ounce, troy ounce, apothecaries' ounce
=> troy pound, apothecaries' pound
Sense 2
scruple, qualm, misgiving
> anxiety
=> discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment
=> worry, trouble
=> concern, care, fear
=> anxiousness, disquiet
=> insecurity
=> edginess, uneasiness, inquietude, disquietude
=> sinking, sinking feeling
=> scruple, qualm, misgiving
=> jitteriness, jumpiness, nervousness, restiveness
=> Angst
Sense 3
scruple
> principle
=> accounting principle, accounting standard
=> chivalry, knightliness
=> ethic, moral principle, value-system, value orientation
=> Hellenism
=> legal principle, judicial principle, judicial doctrine
=> Orleanism
=> scruple
Meronyms of noun scruple
3 senses of scruple
Sense 1
scruple
HAS PART: grain
Holonyms of noun scruple
1 of 3 senses of scruple
Sense 1
scruple
PART OF: dram, drachm, drachma
PART OF: ounce, troy ounce, apothecaries' ounce
PART OF: troy pound, apothecaries' pound
Grep of noun scruple
scruple
scruples
Antonyms of verb scruple
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb scruple
3 senses of scruple
Sense 1
scruple
=> hesitate, pause
=> delay
=> wait, hold off, hold back
=> act, move
Sense 2
scruple
=> fuss, niggle, fret
=> worry
Sense 3
scruple
=> wonder, question
=> chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb scruple
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb scruple
3 senses of scruple
Sense 1
scruple
=> hesitate, pause
Sense 2
scruple
=> fuss, niggle, fret
Sense 3
scruple
=> wonder, question
'Cause To' of verb scruple
Derived Forms of verb scruple
3 senses of scruple
Sense 1
scruple
RELATED TO>(noun) scruple#3
=> scruple
RELATED TO>(noun) scruple#2
=> scruple, qualm, misgiving
Sense 2
scruple
RELATED TO>(noun) scruple#3
=> scruple
RELATED TO>(noun) scruple#2
=> scruple, qualm, misgiving
Sense 3
scruple
RELATED TO>(noun) scruple#3
=> scruple
RELATED TO>(noun) scruple#2
=> scruple, qualm, misgiving
Domain of verb scruple
Domain Terms of verb scruple
Familiarity of verb scruple
scruple used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb scruple
3 senses of scruple
Sense 1
scruple
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 2
scruple
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 3
scruple
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb scruple
3 senses of scruple
Sense 1
scruple
> hesitate, pause
=> hem and haw
=> scruple
Sense 2
scruple
> fuss, niggle, fret
=> scruple
=> dither, flap, pother
Sense 3
scruple
> wonder, question
=> scruple
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb scruple
Sense 1
scruple
=> hesitate, pause
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Sense 2
scruple
=> fuss, niggle, fret
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Sense 3
scruple
=> wonder, question
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Grep of verb scruple
scruple
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