escrúpulo

From Latin scrūpulus (“uneasiness of mind, trouble, anxiety, doubt, scruple, literally a small sharp or pointed stone, the twenty-fourth part of an ounce”), diminutive of scrūpus (“a rough or sharp stone, anxiety, uneasiness”).

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.ˈkɾu.pu.lo/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iʃ.ˈkɾu.pu.lu/
• Hyphenation: es‧crú‧pu‧lo

escrúpulo m (plural escrúpulos)

1. scruple

   Synonyms: ansiedade, dúvida, hesitação

From Latin scrūpulus (“uneasiness of mind, trouble, anxiety, doubt, scruple, literally a small sharp or pointed stone, the twenty-fourth part of an ounce”), diminutive of scrūpus (“a rough or sharp stone, anxiety, uneasiness”).

• IPA^(key): /esˈkɾupulo/

escrúpulo m (plural escrúpulos)

1. qualm, apprehension, doubt, fear

   Synonyms: aprensión, asco, recelo

2. scruple

• escrupuloso