Lewis & Short

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compunctĭo, ōnis, f. [compungo].

  1. I. Lit., a puncture: ligni, Ambros. in Psa. 118, Serm. 3, § 8.
  2. II. Trop., the sting of conscience, remorse (eccl. Lat.), Salv. adv. Avar. 4, 8 al.