conscience


Definition: Meaning of, conscience in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkɒnʃ(ə)ns /

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conscience consciences
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  1. the part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is morally right or wrong
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  2. a guilty feeling that you have about something bad you have done
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  3. on your conscience if you have something on your conscience, it makes you feel guilty
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  4. not in (all/good) conscience formal if you cannot in all conscience do something, you cannot do it because you think it is wrong
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conscience used in phrases

  • conscience money (noun)
    1. payment made voluntarily to reduce guilt over dishonest dealings
  • conscience-smitten (adjective)
    1. affected by conscience
  • conscience-stricken (adjective)
    1. feeling very guilty about something that you have done wrong
  • guilty conscience (noun)
    1. remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offence
  • prisoner of conscience (noun)
    1. someone who is put in prison because of their political ideas
  • social conscience (noun)
    1. if someone has a social conscience, they know about and want to help people who have problems in society, for example people who are poor or have family problems
  • voice of conscience (noun)
    1. an inner voice that judges your behaviour
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