Skrupel

See also: skrupel

German

Etymology

16th century, from Latin scrūpulus.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈskruːpəl/, [ˈskʁuː.pl̩]
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Noun

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  1. (often in the plural) scruple, qualm (moral hesitation)
    Synonyms: Bedenken, Gewissensbiss, Gewissensnot, Vorbehalt, Zurückhaltung, Zweifel
    • 1995, “Bonanzarad”, in Männer können seine Gefühle nicht zeigen, performed by Fischmob:
      Tret ich in die Pedale, dann glühen die Reifen / Ich kenn weder Skrupel, noch Zebrastreifen.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Skrupel”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading
  • “Skrupel” in Duden online
  • “Skrupel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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