conscience

[US]/ˈkɒnʃəns/
[UK]/ˈkɑːnʃəns/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. sense of right and wrong or a feeling that guides one's actions.

Phrases & Collocations

guilty conscience

clear conscience

troubled conscience

follow your conscience

pangs of conscience

burdened conscience

a clear conscience

have no conscience

social conscience

in all conscience

in good conscience

Example Sentences

the burden of a guilty conscience;

obdurate conscience of the old sinner

a troubled conscience

Conscience may be overruled by passion.

Her conscience began to prick her.

salved my conscience by apologizing.

search one's conscience for the right solution to the problem.

Let your conscience be your guide.

A clean conscience fears not false accusations.

he had a guilty conscience about his desires.

she was still conscience-stricken over her outburst.

In all such instances, let conscience be your guide.

my conscience would not suffer me to accept any more.

doesn't he have a teeny-weeny twinge of conscience?.

Clearing one's conscience is medicinal for the soul.

You cannot in all conscience think that is fair pay.

cold that bites the skin; a conscience bitten by remorse.

Real-world Examples

I assuaged my conscience with empty words.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

" Oh, I had a few scruples. I assuaged my conscience with empty words. "

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

They also want to salve their consciences.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Please, I need to clear my conscience.

Source: Deep Dive into the Movie World (LSOO)

Scientific rigor and social conscience don't always go together.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds September 2017 Compilation

That Abe must have had a guilty conscience.

Source: English little tyrant

The Jet magazine profile seemed to stir some consciences.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

Or conscientious could be relating to someone's conscience.

Source: Learn American pronunciation with Hadar.

He valued his conscience, and the truth, higher than life.

Source: Sophie's World (Original Version)

Jean's got no conscience; she's stealing anything from anybody.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

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