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scruple

/ˈskruːpl/noun

उच्चारण स्क्रूपल

नैतिक संकोच, अंतरात्मा की झिझक, सिद्धांत

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noun
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    [C, usually plural, U] ~ (about doing sth)

    a feeling that stops you from doing something that you think may be morally wrong

    नैतिक संकोच, अंतरात्मा की झिझक, सिद्धांत

    • He had no scruples about lying to get the job.
    • Radhika's moral scruples would not let her copy in the exam.
    • She was a woman without scruple.

    Synonyms qualm compunction misgiving conscience hesitation

verbscrupled, scrupling
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    [I] not ~ to do sth formal

    to be unwilling to do something because you think it may be morally wrong (usually used in negative sentences)

    (गलत काम करने में) संकोच करना, हिचकना

    • He would not scruple to cheat his own partners.

    Synonyms hesitate balk

◇Word family
scrupulous adjectiveunscrupulous adjectivescrupulously adverb
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

qualm compunction misgiving conscience hesitation hesitate balk

?Which word?

Do not confuse scrupulous (careful to be honest and correct) and unscrupulous (ready to act dishonestly).

Scrupulous (ईमानदार और सही रहने में सावधान) और unscrupulous (बेईमानी करने को तैयार) को आपस में confuse न करें।

§Grammar and usage

In this sense the noun is usually plural, as in 'moral scruples'.

इस अर्थ में यह noun आमतौर पर plural में आता है, जैसे 'moral scruples'।

Have no scruples about doing something means to be ready to do something even if it is wrong.

Have no scruples about doing something का अर्थ है गलत होने पर भी कोई काम करने को तैयार रहना।