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Term: compunction

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "compunction": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

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compunction

Definitions

Noun

  1. A feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "compunction".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 compunction 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "compunction".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 competition 4 63
2 combination 4 57
3 conversation 4 50
4 comparison 4 48
5 explanation 4 43
6 composition 4 25
7 congressman 3 21
8 consumption 3 18
9 conjunction 3 16
10 conservation 4 13
11 collaboration 5 12
12 contraction 3 12
13 compilation 4 11
14 expectation 4 11
15 accreditation 5 7
16 confirmation 4 7
17 calibration 4 6
18 complexion 3 6
19 copenhagen 4 6
20 exclamation 4 6
21 exasperation 5 5
22 exploitation 4 5
23 consummation 4 4
24 culmination 4 4
25 cultivation 4 4
26 consolation 4 3
27 convocation 4 3
28 cancellation 4 2
29 christiansen 3 2
30 commendation 4 1
31 commutation 4 1
32 complection 3 1
33 conjugation 4 1
34 crestfallen 3 1
35 equalization 5 1
36 schoolchildren 3 1
37 cablevision 4 0
38 caledonian 5 0
39 carburetion 4 0
40 carcinogen 4 0
41 carolinian 5 0
42 carstarphen 3 0
43 carstensen 3 0
44 castrillon 3 0
45 catalonian 4 0
46 cauterization 5 0
47 christensen 3 0
48 christenson 3 0
49 christianson 3 0
50 clementson 3 0
51 cogeneration 5 0
52 colorization 5 0
53 commemoration 5 0
54 conshohocken 4 0
55 contraption 3 0
56 contrarian 4 0
57 convolution 4 0
58 equivocation 5 0
59 excoriation 5 0
60 exfoliation 5 0
61 exhumation 4 0
62 explication 4 0
63 extradition 4 0
64 extrication 4 0
65 kristensen 3 0
66 kristiansen 3 0
67 kryptonian 4 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "compunction".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 connection 3 69
2 communication 5 67
3 conviction 3 50
4 communications 5 28
5 companion 3 19
6 compensation 4 17
7 conjunction 3 16
8 computing 3 11
9 communion 3 11
10 computation 4 7
11 complication 4 4
12 convection 3 2
13 complection 3 1
14 conjunctions 3 1
15 computations 4 1
16 complections 3 0
17 compton 2 0
18 excommunication 6 0
19 communications' 5 0
20 communication's 5 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "compunction" in a sentence.

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Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "compunction" in a sentence.

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Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "compunction" in the same piece of text.

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Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "compunction".

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Results:

Term

Definitions: 1

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 67

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 0

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Andrew Mellas, Liturgy and the Emotions in Byzantium: Compunction and Hymnody . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020. Pp. xii, 206; color figure. $99.99. ISBN: 978-1-1084-8759-7.
Oct 6, 2022 The University of Chicago Press: Journals
Self-compunction must to retain institutional dignity of journalism: Info Minister Dr Timilsina
Sep 23, 2026 The Rising Nepal
Word of the Day: compunction (Published 2021)
Apr 4, 2021 The New York Times
Culture of self-compunction essential in party: Chair Prachanda
Sep 1, 2025 The Rising Nepal
Compunction: A new thriller on the Indian stage
Nov 26, 2015 The Indian Express
The Pope’s wonderful meditation on compunction that every priest should read (and meditate on)
Mar 30, 2024 ZENIT - English

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