/ˈkɒnʃəns/
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Translation
The feeling inside you that tells you whether what you are doing is right or wrong.
Word origin
From Latin conscientia, meaning knowledge inside yourself, from com, with, and scire, to know.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- conscientia
- English cognates
- science, conscious
Examples
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Your conscience is like a quiet voice that knows right from wrong.
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A guilty conscience is the bad feeling after doing something wrong.
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A clear conscience means you know you have done nothing wrong.
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