EGAVE

scrupulosity

About 0.06 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun The property of being scrupulous; excessive attention to scruples.
  2. noun A mental disorder, generally considered a subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), characterized by excessive concern with moral or religious matters

Similar words

scrupulousness hyperscrupulosity overscrupulousness unscrupulousness meticulosity meticulousness scrounginess credulitiveness sanctimoniousness scurrilousness

Often followed by

of and in which is about that as was

Word family

scrupulosities

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