What does scruple mean?

Question

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Answer 1

An uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle that tends to hinder action. See Synonyms at qualm.
Abbr. sc. or scr. A unit of apothecary weight equal to about 1.3 grams, or 20 grains.
A minute part or amount.
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Answer 2

scruple n.
1. An uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle that tends to hinder action. See Synonyms at qualm.
2. Abbr. sc. or scr. A unit of apothecary weight equal to about 1.3 grams, or 20 grains.
3. A minute part or amount.

Answer 3

Basically it's morals... intelligence.

Here's what dictionary.com

1. An uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle that tends to hinder action. See Synonyms at qualm.
2. Abbr. sc. or scr. A unit of apothecary weight equal to about 1.3 grams, or 20 grains.
3. A minute part or amount.

Answer 4

scruple |ˈskroōpəl|
noun
1: (usu. scruples) a feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action : I had no scruples about eavesdropping | without scruple, these politicians use fear as a persuasion weapon. See note at qualm .

2: historical a unit of weight equal to 20 grains, used by apothecaries. • archaic a very small amount of something, esp. a quality. verb [ intrans. ] [usu. with negative ] hesitate or be reluctant to do something that one thinks may be wrong : she doesn't scruple to ask her parents for money.

Answer 5

Dictionary:
1. An uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle that tends to hinder action.
2. A unit of apothecary weight equal to about 1.3 grams, or 20 grains.
3. A minute part or amount.

Thesaurus:
A feeling of uncertainty about the fitness or correctness of an action: compunction, misgiving, qualm, reservation. See certain/uncertain.
A tiny amount: bit, crumb, dab, dash, dot, dram, drop, fragment, grain, iota, jot, minim, mite, modicum, molecule, ort, ounce, particle, scrap, shred, smidgen, speck, tittle, trifle, whit

Answer 6

scruple means principle
an unscrupulous person is one who doesn't have any principles

Answer 7

it is an uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle that tends to hinder action

Answer 8

It's the same as "ethics"

Answer 9

look it up!