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# scruple

noun (scruples); verb (scruple, scruples, scrupled, scrupling)

«scruple» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A scruple is a feeling that stops you doing something because you think it may be wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scruple/#m1)
2. To scruple is to hesitate to do something because you think it may be wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scruple/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales, «did not scruple to» means did not hesitate to do something, even if it was wrong; in talk, «no scruples» means no worry about right and wrong

### Examples

- He had no scruples about lying. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scruple/#x1)
- The man did not scruple to tell a long story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scruple/#x2)
- She did not scruple to take the last cake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scruple/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «scruple» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scruple/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«scruple» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/scruple.html) on Mova free.