Definition
Relating to or characterized by compunction; causing or expressing regret or remorse (rare/archaic).
Etymology
From 'compunction' + suffix '-ary' (relating to). This adjectival form is primarily historical and appears in older theological and philosophical texts.
Kelly Says
This word is a linguistic fossil—it's so rare that modern dictionaries often omit it entirely, but it survives in medieval religious manuscripts where monks carefully examined their 'compunctionary emotions' as part of spiritual discipline.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንቅስቃሴ (inqisqase)
in-k-is-q-a-se
ARالعربية
الندم (al-nadham)
al-nad-ham
BNবাংলা
অপরাধ (aprad)
a-pra-d
CACatalà
compunctió
kom-punc-ti-o
CSČeština
pocity
po-ci-ty
DEDeutsch
bedauern
be-dau-ern
ELΕλληνικά
μετανόηση (metanoēsi)
me-ta-no-e-si
ESEspañol
compungido
kom-pun-gi-doh
FAفارسی
پشیمانی (peshimani)
pe-shi-ma-ni
FISuomi
syyllisyys
syy-li-syys
FRFrançais
compunctionary
kom-punc-tion-ary
HEעברית
הרהור (herhor)
he-re-hor
HIहिन्दी
पछतावा (patchtawa)
patch-ta-va
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyesalan
pe-ne-se-la-an
IGIG
nke-akwụ-akwụ
nke-ak-wu-ak-wu
ITItaliano
compunto
kom-pun-toh
KKKK
жауапкершілік (jawapkerşilik)
jaw-ap-ker-shi-lik
MRMR
पश्चाताप (paschataap)
pas-cha-ta-ap
MSBahasa Melayu
penyesalan
pe-ne-se-la-an
MYမြန်မာ
ကျ Bereiche (kyi be-ran)
kye-be-ran
NLNederlands
compunctionary
kom-punc-tion-ary
PTPortuguês
compungido
kom-pun-gi-doh
RUРусский
жалость
zhalost'
SVSvenska
samvete
sam-ve-te
TAதமிழ்
வருந்து (varuntu)
va-run-tu
TEతెలుగు
చింత (chinta)
chin-ta
THไทย
เสียใจ (sia jai)
sia jai
TLTL
pagsisiyahan
pa-g-si-si-ya-han
TRTürkçe
compunctionary
kom-punc-tion-ary
UKУкраїнська
покаяння
po-ka-yan-nya
URاردو
اللّٰہ (al-laah)
al-la-ah
VITiếng Việt
hối hận
hoi-han
ZH中文
后悔 (hòuhuǐ)
how-hwai
ZUZU
ukuthula
koo-thoo-la