conscience

UK /ˈkɒn.ʃəns/ US /ˈkɑn.ʃəns/
noun 3

Collocations

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(noun.)

ADJ

clear, easy, good

She finally felt an easy conscience after apologizing to her friend for the misunderstanding.

bad, guilty, terrible, troubled, uneasy

civic, moral, political, social

She felt a strong moral conscience about refusing to help her friend cheat on the test.

VERB + CONSCIENCE

have

She has a guilty conscience after forgetting her friend's birthday.

appease, ease, salve, soothe

He donated money to the charity to ease his conscience about not volunteering.

prick, trouble | appeal to, arouse, rouse, stir

wrestle with

She wrestled with her conscience before deciding whether to tell the truth.

CONSCIENCE + VERB

trouble sb

His conscience troubled him for years after he cheated on the test.

dictate sth

Her conscience dictated that she should tell the truth about what happened.

PREP

on your ~

He knew he had treated her badly, and it weighed heavily on his conscience.

PHRASES

a crisis of conscience, freedom of conscience, in (all/good) conscience

a matter of conscience

Whether to tell the truth was a matter of conscience for her.

a pang/prick/twinge of conscience

She felt a twinge of conscience after keeping the lost wallet instead of turning it in.

the voice of conscience

He finally heard the voice of conscience and decided to tell the truth about what happened.

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