scrupled

Meanings

• Verb

  To hesitate or deliberate, especially unnecessarily or excessively.

  - "He scrupled to make a decision."
  - "She scrupled at the thought of asking for a raise."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with scrupled
crumbled , stumbled , mumbled

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Variants

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scruple , scrupled , scruples , scrupling

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to shudder' or 'to quiver', probably from the Old English 'scruplian' meaning 'to shrink'. The current meaning developed in the late 16th century.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'scruple' has only one syllable, despite its lengthy appearance.

2. The term 'scruple' is also used in law to refer to a formal objection to a legal proceeding.

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Related Concepts

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1. Conscience: Scruples can be related to one's conscience, as in 'he had a strong conscience and always scrupled to lie'.

2. Moral Dilemma: Scruples can arise from moral dilemmas, where an individual must choose between two or more conflicting moral principles.

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Culture

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Scruple has been used in various literary works, such as Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' and Dickens' 'Bleak House', to depict characters struggling with moral dilemmas or indecision.

How to Memorize "scrupled"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of hesitating or debating as a mental process, like a pendulum swinging back and forth between two options.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'scruple' with words like 'hesitation', 'deliberation', and 'moral dilemma'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase like 'Scruples start with S, So when you hesitate, Say, Should I take this step?'

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