fret vs scruple

scruple vs fret

fret and scruple both are nouns.

fret and scruple both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fret	Yes	No	Yes	No
scruple	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, scruple is a hyponym of fret; that is, scruple is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fret:

fret: worry unnecessarily or excessively
scruple: raise scruples

Other hyponyms of fret include dither, flap, pother.

fret (noun)	scruple (noun)
a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch	an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)	uneasiness about the fitness of an action (particularly for reasons of ethics, morals or propriety)
a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion	a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
agitation resulting from active worry

fret (verb)	scruple (verb)
wear away or erode	have doubts about
remove soil or rock	raise scruples
cause friction	hesitate on moral grounds
be too tight; rub or press
decorate with an interlaced design
carve a pattern into
be agitated or irritated
cause annoyance in
gnaw into; make resentful or angry
worry unnecessarily or excessively
become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
provide (a musical instrument) with frets

Difference between fret and scruple

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