Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun compunction

1 sense of compunction

Sense 1
compunction, remorse, self-reproach -- (a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed))
       => sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulness -- (sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game")