guilty conscience

guilt·y con·science

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [gil-tee kon-shuh ns]
- /ˈgɪl ti ˈkɒn ʃəns/
- /ˈɡɪlti ˈkɒn.ʃəns/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gil-tee kon-shuh ns]
- /ˈgɪl ti ˈkɒn ʃəns/

Definitions of guilty conscience words

countable noun guilty conscience Your conscience is the part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is right or wrong. If you have a guilty conscience, you feel guilty about something because you know it was wrong. If you have a clear conscience, you do not feel guilty because you know you have done nothing wrong. 0
noun guilty conscience a feeling of guilt experienced by someone who is aware of having done something wrong 0

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A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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