scruples vs sense of shame

scruples and sense of shame both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scruples	Yes	No	No	No
sense of shame	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sense of shame is a hyponym of scruples; that is, sense of shame is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than scruples:

scruples: motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
sense of shame: a motivating awareness of ethical responsibility

Other hyponyms of scruples include superego, small voice, voice of conscience, wee small voice, sense of duty.

scruples (noun)	sense of shame (noun)
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions	a motivating awareness of ethical responsibility

scruples vs sense of shame

scruples and sense of shame both are nouns.

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