English to Norwegian Meaning of scruple - skrupler

Scruple :

skrupler

noun

nøling, volatilitet, tvil, ubesluttsomhet, skrupler, grammet, tøddel, døyt, midd, eim, ta på, mistanke, sjalusi, mistillit, kontraksjon, avkorting

verb

vakle, skrupler, tvil, innskrenke, kontrakt, nøl

Scruple :: skruplerScrupled :: scrupledScruples :: skruplerScrupling :: scrupling

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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 ::

har skrupler

Related Phrases of scruple

(1) have scruples about ::

har skrupler

Synonyms

Noun

1. qualm ::

qualm

2. misgiving ::

misgiving

Verb

3. hesitate to ::

nøle med å

4. be reluctant to ::

være tilbakeholdne med å

5. be loath to ::

være uvillig til å

6. have qualms about ::

har betenkeligheter

7. have scruples about ::

har skrupler

8. have misgivings about ::

har bange anelser om

9. have reservations about ::

har reservasjoner om

10. think twice about ::

tenke to ganger om

11. balk to ::

vike til

12. demur to ::

demur til

13. recoil from ::

rekyl fra

14. shrink from ::

krympe fra

15. shy away from ::

viker unna

16. flinch from ::

vike fra

Different Forms

scruple, scrupled, scruples, scrupling

English to Norwegian Dictionary: scruple

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