The meaning of CONSCIENCE is the sense or consciousness of the moral goodness or blameworthiness of one's own conduct, intentions, or character together with a feeling of obligation to …

CONSCIENCE definition: 1. the part of you that judges how moral your own actions are and makes you feel guilty about bad…. Learn more.

In common terms, conscience is often described as leading to feelings of remorse when a person commits an act that conflicts with their moral values.

(ˈkɒn ʃəns) n. 1. the inner sense of what is right or wrong in one's conduct or motives, impelling one toward right action: to follow the dictates of conscience. 2. the complex of ethical and moral …

Your conscience is the part of your mind that tells you if what you are doing is wrong. If you have a guilty conscience, or if you have something on your conscience, you feel guilty because you know you …

[countable, uncountable] the part of your mind that tells you whether your actions are right or wrong. This is a matter of individual conscience (= everyone must make their own judgement about it). He …

conscience, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

If something is on your conscience, it makes you feel guilty. I have to tell you the truth, because I don't want this on my conscience any longer.

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English con‧science /ˈkɒnʃəns $ ˈkɑːn-/ noun [countable, uncountable] 1 the part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is morally right or …

con•science /ˈkɑnʃəns/ n. the sense of what is right or wrong in one's acts, thoughts, or motives: [uncountable] a matter of conscience, not of opportunity. [countable] My conscience keeps getting in …