scruple vs fret

fret vs scruple

scruple and fret both are nouns.

scruple and fret both are verbs.

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

As verbs, fret is a hypernym of scruple; that is, fret is a word with a broader meaning than scruple:

scruple: raise scruples
fret: worry unnecessarily or excessively

Other hypernyms of scruple include fuss, niggle.

scruple (noun)	fret (noun)
an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action	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
uneasiness about the fitness of an action (particularly for reasons of ethics, morals or propriety)	an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains	a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
	agitation resulting from active worry

scruple (verb)	fret (verb)
have doubts about	wear away or erode
raise scruples	remove soil or rock
hesitate on moral grounds	cause friction
	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 scruple and fret

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