Daily Word: COMPUNCTION

com·punc·tion

  [kuhm-puhngk-shuhn] 

~ noun

DEFINITION: 1)A feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse. 2)Any uneasiness or hesitation about the rightness of an action.

SENTENCE: If you say something, and others are offended, it is okay to display a little compunction for your actions.