scrupule
French
noun
Definitions
- scruple, compunction, qualm
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin scrūpulus (the twenty-fourth part of an ounce, scruple, anxiety, trouble, doubt, literally a small sharp pointed stone, uneasiness of mind, sharp stone, figuratively anxiety, sharp pointedAdjective, uneasiness, a small sharpAdjective).
Origin
Latin
scrūpulus
Gloss
the twenty-fourth part of an ounce, scruple, anxiety, trouble, doubt, literally a small sharp pointed stone, uneasiness of mind, sharp stone, figuratively anxiety, sharp pointedAdjective, uneasiness, a small sharpAdjective
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
疑, 迷