scruple

Meanings

1. 1
   noun A weight of 1/288 of a pound, that is, twenty grains or one third of a dram, about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈).
2. 2
   noun (by extension) A very small quantity; a particle.
3. 3
   noun A doubt or uncertainty concerning a matter of fact; intellectual perplexity.
4. 4
   noun Hesitation to act from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; doubt, hesitation or unwillingness due to motives of conscience.
5. 5
   noun A Hebrew unit of time equal to 1/1080 hour.
6. 6
   verb To hesitate or be reluctant to act due to considerations of conscience or expedience.
7. 7
   verb To excite scruples in; to cause to scruple.
8. 8
   verb To regard with suspicion; to question.
9. 9
   verb To question the truth of (a fact, etc.); to doubt; to hesitate to believe, to question.