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compunction

compunction Compunction means a feeling of scruple or hesitation that might hold someone back from saying or doing something.

Compunction means a feeling of scruple or hesitation that might hold someone back from saying or doing something. In this historical passage, having no compunction means asserting something without such reserve.

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Drafting source: Tuke, A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine. 1892 original US edition; OCR SHA-256 7ec833f3f4ff2826cb5eba1722a767adae625ac9f49f83035a464dc975564f96. “Tuke, A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine” (dictionaryofpsyc02tuke:chars-273000-285000).
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