meaning of scruple
1. A weight of twenty grains; the third part of a dram.
2. Hence, a very small quantity; a particle.
3. Hesitation as to action from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; unwillingness, doubt, or hesitation proceeding from motives of conscience.
4. To be reluctant or to hesitate, as regards an action, on account of considerations of conscience or expedience.
5. To regard with suspicion; to hesitate at; to question.
6. To excite scruples in; to cause to scruple.
7. an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
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