"guilty conscience" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} guilty conscience (uncountable)
  1. A feeling of guiltiness, as if one has done something wrong. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: bad conscience Related terms: pang of conscience Translations (a feeling of guiltiness): 虧心 /亏心 (kuīxīn) (Chinese), 亏心 (kuīxīn) (Chinese), 內疚 /内疚 (nèijiù) (Chinese), 内疚 (nèijiù) (Chinese), schlechtes Gewissen [neuter] (German), lelkiismeret-furdalás (Hungarian), bűntudat (Hungarian), coda di paglia [feminine] (Italian), coscienza sporca [feminine] (Italian), 疚しさ (yamashisa) (Japanese), 可愛さ (kawayusa) (Japanese), 顔映さ (kawahayusa) [archaic] (Japanese), 자격지심 (jagyeokjisim) (Korean), consciência pesada [feminine] (Portuguese), conștiință încărcată [feminine] (Romanian), carvuni vagnatu [masculine] (Sicilian), carbuni vagnatu [masculine] (Sicilian), cargo de conciencia [masculine] (Spanish), dåligt samvete [neuter] (Swedish)
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