compunction

His tone was filled full to overflowing with compunction as he answered.

Hers was not the nature to spare him, and she had no compunction.

Mr. Don rises, wincing, and Dick also is at once on his feet, full of compunction.

But the minister, filled with compunction, took her up in his arms.

A sudden feeling of shame brought with it one of compunction.

Will the creature feel any compunction at tyrannizing over them?

The young man felt a sudden pang of compunction, a twinge of conscience.

Has ravening aspiration any compunction; any contrite visitings of nature?

A moment's compunction rose in him at what he was about to do.

Well, just try to remember how many instances of compunction you have seen.