guilty conscience

English

Noun

guilty conscience (uncountable)

1. A feeling of guiltiness, as if one has done something wrong.

   Synonym: bad conscience

Translations

a feeling of guiltiness

• Chinese: 虧心 / 亏心 (zh) (kuīxīn), 亏心 (zh) (kuīxīn), 內疚 / 内疚 (zh) (nèijiù), 内疚 (zh) (nèijiù)
• German: schlechtes Gewissen n
• Hungarian: lelkiismeret-furdalás (hu), bűntudat (hu)
• Italian: coda di paglia f, coscienza sporca f
• Japanese: 疚しさ (ja) (yamashisa), 可愛さ (ja) (kawayusa), (archaic) 顔映さ (kawahayusa)
• Korean: 자격지심 (ko) (jagyeokjisim)
• Portuguese: consciência pesada f
• Romanian: conștiință încărcată f
• Sicilian: carvuni vagnatu m, carbuni vagnatu m
• Spanish: cargo de conciencia (es) m
• Swedish: dåligt samvete n

See also

• pang of conscience