compunctie
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch compunctie, ultimately from Late Latin compunctionem (“a pricking”), from Latin compunctus, the past participle of compungere (“to severely prick”), from com- + pungere (“to prick”). Cognate with English compunction.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
compunctie f (plural compuncties, diminutive compunctietje n)
Synonyms[edit]
- (remorse): spijt, wroeging, gewetensbeet, berouw