overscrupulousness
Too much caution
Overscrupulousness is excessive carefulness about moral or ethical details, to the point of being impractical or paralyzing.
Where scrupulousness is a virtue, overscrupulousness becomes a hindrance—the person who agonizes over whether keeping extra change is theft, or who cannot act because every option seems morally fraught.
His overscrupulousness about conflicts of interest made him refuse gifts from anyone.
Extreme carefulness in details
- fastidiousnessExcessive concern for precision
- punctiliousnessStrict attention to detail
- exactingnessDemanding nature
- nitpickingExcessive focus on trivialities
faultfinding · overcautiousness · overcareful · hair-splitting · pedantry · fussiness · finickiness · particularity
Careful attention to duty
- scrupulosityExcessive moral anxiety disorder
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
penance · atonement · rule-following · legalism · puritanism · self-condemnation · unworthiness
Compulsive mental attachment
- checkingAct of verification
- recheckingExamining again for accuracy
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- doubtLack of firm belief
indecision · repetition · rituals · verification · overchecking · paralysis · hesitation · second-guessing
Troubled mental state
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- self-doubtUncertainty about oneself
- overthinkingDwelling excessively on thoughts
trepidation · unease · restlessness · tension · distress · hypervigilance · catastrophizing · overconcern
Quality of being unbending
- strictnessInflexibility in enforcement
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- dogmatismUnyielding adherence to doctrine
intransigence · literalism · rule-bound · uncompromising · overcompliance · formalism · orthodoxy · stringency
meticulousness
Extreme carefulness in details
- fastidiousnessExcessive concern for precision
- punctiliousnessStrict attention to detail
- exactingnessDemanding nature
nitpicking · faultfinding · overcautiousness · overcareful · hair-splitting · pedantry · fussiness · finickiness · particularity · micromanaging
conscientiousness
Careful attention to duty
- scrupulosityExcessive moral anxiety disorder
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
confession · penance · atonement · rule-following · legalism · puritanism · self-condemnation · unworthiness
obsessiveness
Compulsive mental attachment
- checkingAct of verification
- recheckingExamining again for accuracy
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
doubt · indecision · repetition · rituals · verification · overchecking · paralysis · hesitation · second-guessing
worry
Troubled mental state
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- self-doubtUncertainty about oneself
overthinking · trepidation · unease · restlessness · tension · distress · hypervigilance · catastrophizing · overconcern
inflexibility
Quality of being unbending
- strictnessInflexibility in enforcement
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- unbendingRefusing to change position
dogmatism · intransigence · literalism · rule-bound · uncompromising · overcompliance · formalism · orthodoxy · stringency
overscrupulousnessunscrupulousness
Lack of ethical restraint
amorality · immorality · shamelessness · ruthlessness · expediency
overscrupulousnesscarelessness
Inattention causing mistakes
negligence · sloppiness · recklessness · heedlessness · inattentiveness
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