Scruple — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains

uneasiness about the fitness of an action

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skɹˈuːpəl/

🇬🇧British English

/skɹˈuːpəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skɹˈuːpəl/

1 syllable Say it as /skɹˈuːpəl/.

Examples

The man scrupled to perjure himself
He lied and did not even scruple about it

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

qualm misgiving

Parts of Speech

noun	a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
noun	uneasiness about the fitness of an action
noun	an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
verb	hesitate on moral grounds “The man scrupled to perjure himself”
verb	raise scruples “He lied and did not even scruple about it”
verb	have doubts about

Word Forms

scrupulous	adjective	having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled
scruple	verb	have doubts about
misgive	verb	suggest fear or doubt
scruple	noun	an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Skrupel

eine Apothekergewichtseinheit, die 20 Grains entspricht

🇫🇷French

scrupule

une unité de poids d'apothicaire égale à 20 grains

🇪🇸Spanish

escrúpulo

una unidad de peso boticario igual a 20 granos

🇮🇹Italian

scrupolo

un'unità di peso speziale pari a 20 grani

🇳🇱Dutch

scrupules

een eenheid apothekersgewicht gelijk aan 20 korrels

🇵🇹Portuguese

escrúpulo

uma unidade de peso boticário igual a 20 grãos

🇷🇺Russian

щепетильность

единица аптекарской массы, равная 20 гранам

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संदेह

20 ग्रेन के बराबर औषध भार की एक इकाई

🇧🇩Bengali

কুরুচিপূর্ণ

20 শস্যের সমান apothecary ওজনের একক

🇮🇳Tamil

கசப்பான

20 தானியங்களுக்கு சமமான மருந்தக எடையின் ஒரு அலகு

🇮🇳Marathi

कुतुहल

20 धान्यांच्या बरोबरीचे अपोथेकरी वजनाचे एकक

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્પષ્ટ

20 દાણા જેટલું એપોથેકરી વજનનું એકમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಷ್ಠುರ

20 ಧಾನ್ಯಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಮಾನವಾದ ಅಪೊಥೆಕರಿ ತೂಕದ ಒಂದು ಘಟಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സൂക്ഷ്മമായ

20 ധാന്യങ്ങൾക്ക് തുല്യമായ അപ്പോത്തിക്കറി ഭാരത്തിൻ്റെ ഒരു യൂണിറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਚੈਨ

20 ਅਨਾਜ ਦੇ ਬਰਾਬਰ ਅਪੋਥੀਕਰੀ ਵਜ਼ਨ ਦੀ ਇਕਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سخت

20 دانوں کے برابر apothecary وزن کی اکائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

顾忌

一个药剂师重量单位等于20格令

🇯🇵Japanese

遠慮する

20 グレインに等しい薬学的重量の単位

🇰🇷Korean

망설임

20 그레인에 해당하는 약종상 중량 단위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngần ngại

một đơn vị trọng lượng bào chế bằng 20 hạt

🇹🇭Thai

ศิลธรรม

หน่วยเภสัชกรรมมีน้ำหนักเท่ากับ 20 เม็ด

🇮🇩Indonesian

keberatan

satuan berat apotek sama dengan 20 butir

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-aalinlangan

isang yunit ng timbang ng apothecary na katumbas ng 20 butil

🇲🇾Malay

keberatan

satu unit berat apotekar bersamaan dengan 20 butir

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وازع

وحدة وزن الصيدلي تساوي 20 حبة

🇮🇷Persian

سرکشی

یک واحد وزن داروئی برابر با 20 دانه

🇹🇷Turkish

vicdan

20 taneye eşit eczacı ağırlığı birimi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַצְפּוּן

יחידת משקל רוקח שווה ל-20 גרגירים

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The primary meaning of 'scruple' is 'a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains'.

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Using 'scruple' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'scruple' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'scruple' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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