The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word REMORSE , but the solution may also be REGRET which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in Universal uClick).
Compunction crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| REMORSE | 77 % | 7 |
| REGRET | 13 % | 6 |
| RUE | 5 % | 3 |
| QUALM | 5 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Compunction
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- remorse
- self-reproach
- guilt
- scruple
- hesitation
- complex
- scruples
- contrition
- repugnance
- misgiving
- scrupulousness
- conscience
Crossword Answer definitions
REMORSE noun- A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.
- Sorrow; pity; compassion.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result REMORSE
- Self-reproach
- Compunction
- Atoner's emotion
- "One man's ___ is another man's reminiscence": Ogden Nash
- Contrition
- Moral anguish
- Breast-beating
- Retrospective regret
- Sorrowful feeling
- Guilt
More clues leading to the result REGRET
- Feel contrition
- "King Lear" theme
- Have second thoughts
- Feeling of rue
- Feel remorse
- Lament
- Feel sorry about
- Rue
- Feel contrite about
- Be sorry for
More clues leading to the result RUE
- "The Murders in the __ Morgue"
- Actress McClanahan
- 35D, in Paris
- Be contrite
- Feel remorse
- McClanahan of "The Golden Girls"
- Paris street
- Quebec street-sign word
- Sorry state
- Street in Paris