scruples is a form of:

Scruple



noun
1.
(a feeling of uneasiness, doubt, or uncertainty a resign from one's conscience) ការនឹករអែង, អាសង្កា, ការធ្វើអ្វីដោយហ្មត់ចត់
Example: She tells lies without scruple.
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
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.
verb
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) To be reluctant or to hesitate, as regards an action, on account of considerations of conscience or expedience.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To regard with suspicion; to hesitate at; to question.
3.
(TRANSITIVE) To excite scruples in; to cause to scruple.
1.
compunction, doubt, hesitation, misgiving, reluctance, uncertainty