guilty conscience

collocation in English

meaningsofguiltyandconscience

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guilty
adjective
uk
/ˈɡɪl.ti/us
/ˈɡɪl.ti/
feeling ...
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conscience
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkɒn.ʃəns/us
/ˈkɑːn.ʃəns/
the part of you that judges how moral your own actions are and makes you feel guilty about bad things that you have done or things you feel ...
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(Definition ofguiltyandconsciencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofguilty conscience

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But as the novel progresses, her fate seems overdetermined - as much the product of an archaic institution as that of aguiltyconscience.
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Thus, if he later spread bad things about her, he would not be able to avoid aguiltyconsciencenor doubt that he was to be punished by heavy penalties.
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I am afraid that the heat of his outburst arose largely from aguiltyconscience.
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But they are only falsely appeasing theirguiltyconscience.
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That indicates aguiltyconscience, and may mean unfair treatment of bond holders and the civil servants.
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Although some of them may vote for it, it must be with heavy hearts and aguiltyconscience.
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There is noguiltyconscienceon my part.
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It is that aguiltyconsciencenever feels secure.
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If and when these gestures are made, they seem to be made as much to salve aguiltyconscienceas to do anything else.
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This interpretation appears to me to indicate that my noble friend has a veryguiltyconsciencein connection with the matter.
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Each one was searching his ownguiltyconscienceand trying to recall how many times he had offended in the same way.
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It is now very bad psychologically for anybody to have a bad conscience, aguiltyconscience.
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I hear the voice of aguiltyconscience.
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As a member of the profession like myself, it is obvious that he has aguiltyconscience.
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That seems to suggest that the board at least has aguiltyconscience.
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I am now dealing with a more subtle matter, namely, the pains and penalties of aguiltyconscience.
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I have never heard a more obvious expression of aguiltyconsciencethan that.
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It is his ownguiltyconsciencethat has prompted him to think so.
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It is not a case of going into this with a veryguiltyconscience.
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I suspect that he has aguiltyconscience.
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