English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of scruple

scruple

/noun/ संदेह; कन; शक; पछतावा; आगा-पीछा; संकोच; कोई झिझक न होना; झिझक; आशंका; नैतिकता के आधार पर झिझकना;
/verb/संदेह करना; शरमाना; पछतावा का महसूस करना; आगा-पीछा करना;

Synonym doubt; grain of sand; suspicion; remorse; hesitance; constrict; hesitation; distrust; nibble; blush; seesaw;

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English Dictionary:

1. Scruple

[n.]

- A weight of twenty grains; the third part of a dram.
- Hence, a very small quantity; a particle.
- Hesitation as to action from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; unwillingness, doubt, or hesitation proceeding from motives of conscience.

2. Scruple

[v. i.]

- To be reluctant or to hesitate, as regards an action, on account of considerations of conscience or expedience.

3. Scruple

[v. t.]

- To regard with suspicion; to hesitate at; to question.
- To excite scruples in; to cause to scruple.