kwɑm kwɑːm ˈskɹuːpəl ˈskɹupəl ˈskɹuːpəl ˈskɹupəl have doubts about raise scruples He lied and did not even scruple about it hesitate on moral grounds The man scrupled to perjure himself an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action uneasiness about the fitness of an action (particularly for reasons of ethics, morals or propriety) a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains