a brutal murderer who killed without compunction
He feels/has no compunction about his crimes.
He has no compunctions about his crimes.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
com|punc|tion — «kuhm PUHNGK shuhn», noun. 1. uneasiness of the mind because of wrongdoing; pricking of the conscience; regret; remorse: »He had no compunction about having eaten up a whole box of cookies. …a remorse and compunction for former sins (John Donne) … Useful english dictionary
com|punc´tion|less — com|punc|tion «kuhm PUHNGK shuhn», noun. 1. uneasiness of the mind because of wrongdoing; pricking of the conscience; regret; remorse: »He had no compunction about having eaten up a whole box of cookies. …a remorse and compunction for former sins … Useful english dictionary
com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
punc — acu·punc·ture; com·punc·tion; com·punc·tion·less; com·punc·tious; ex·punc·tion; in·ter·punc·tion; punc; punc·tar·i·a·les; punc·tate; punc·tat·ed; punc·ta·tion; punc·tic·u·lar; punc·ti·form; punc·til·i·ar; punc·til·io; punc·til·i·ous;… … English syllables
compunction — com·punc·tion … English syllables
compunction — com•punc•tion [[t]kəmˈpʌŋk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of conscience for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse 2) any uneasiness or hesitation about the rightness of an action; qualm • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME… … From formal English to slang
compunction — com|punc|tion [kəmˈpʌŋkʃən] n [U usually in negatives] formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: componction, from Late Latin, from Latin compungere to sting , from com ( COM ) + pungere ( PUNGENT)] a feeling that you should not do something … Dictionary of contemporary English
compunction — com|punc|tion [ kəm pʌŋkʃən ] noun uncount usually in negatives FORMAL a feeling that you should not do something because it is wrong … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
compunctionless — com·punc·tion·less … English syllables
