Can someone tell me why this word is almost always used with a negative? As the examples “without compunction, no compunction” show. The students homework are the same. The few that don’t do not read well.
I have a compunction that I should stop now instead of rambling on forever.
Interesting question-and now that I think about it, I’ve only heard “compunction” used in a positive context 2 or 3 times...
Not many politicians use compunction, too many are bad. We are a political website, so we focus on that. We don’t see many saints go into politics.