English to Serbian Meaning of scruple - скрупула

Scruple :

скрупула

noun

оклевање, пауза, несталност, сумња, неодлучност, скрупула, грам, јота, новчић, дах, додир, љубомора, неповерење, стезање, смањење

verb

колебати се, скрупула, сумња, љуљати, неодлучност, смањити, уговор, оклевати

Scruple :: скрупулаScrupled :: сцрупледScruples :: СцруплесScrupling :: сцруплинг

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Definitions of scruple in English

Noun(1) a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains(2) uneasiness about the fitness of an action(3) an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
Verb(1) hesitate on moral grounds(2) raise scruples(3) have doubts about

Examples of scruple in English

(1) At least, you may safely infer, said Philo, that the foregoing hypothesis is so far incomplete and imperfect; which I shall not scruple to allow.(2) give, daily, one scruple of sulphate of quinine(3) without scruple, politicians use fear as a persuasion weapon(4) without scruple, these politicians use fear as a persuasion weapon(5) In Central America, I witnessed civil war fought between guerrilla groups intent on imposing totalitarian tyranny on their societies, opposed by armies that didn't scruple to resort to massacre.(6) in the choice of a second wife, one scruple of prudence is worth a pound of passion(7) she doesn't scruple to ask her parents for money(8) Oil of the seed, given from half a scruple to half a dram, in some liquor, or a spoonful of juice in some wine, taken before the fit comes on, and the person is put to bed, cures quotidians and quartans.(9) Well, of course it's a joke, but it contains a scruple of truth.(10) One very black mark he had to his name; but the matter was hushed up at the time, and so defaced by legends before I came into those parts that I scruple to set it down.(11) A scruple of conscience; uneasiness of conscience.(12) The person once closest to Ryan had no scruples about using Ryan's weaknesses against him.(13) Everywhere in the world they start the same way: young men with more ambition than opportunities, more greed than scruples , join the underworld.(14) They had no scruples about the impurity of certain foods and some were non-vegetarian.(15) The movie takes us back to sci-fi of fantastic beasts, megalomaniac scientists and of course the eternal debate of science without scruples turning into a runaway train.(16) Sandy worried sometimes that she had after all let her desires override her scruples , but Nika's own determination bolstered her.

Related Phrases of scruple

(1) have scruples about ::

имају скрупула о

Related Phrases of scruple

(1) have scruples about ::

имају скрупула о

Synonyms

Noun

1. qualm ::

мука

2. misgiving ::

слутња

Verb

3. hesitate to ::

оклевати да

4. be reluctant to ::

бити вољни да

5. be loath to ::

бити нерадо

6. have qualms about ::

има сумње у

7. have scruples about ::

имају скрупула о

8. have misgivings about ::

има сумње у вези

9. have reservations about ::

имају резерве

10. think twice about ::

тхинк твице о

11. balk to ::

балк да

12. demur to ::

приговарати да

13. recoil from ::

отклон

14. shrink from ::

зазирати

15. shy away from ::

зазиру од

16. flinch from ::

устукне

Different Forms

scruple, scrupled, scruples, scrupling

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