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- DictionaryScru·ple/ˈskro͞op(ə)l/
noun
- 1. a feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action: "I had no scruples about eavesdropping"
- 2. a unit of weight equal to 20 grains, used by apothecaries: historical "give, daily, one scruple of sulfate of quinine"
verb
- 1. hesitate or be reluctant to do something that one thinks may be wrong: "she doesn't scruple to ask her parents for money"