troubled conscience

Frequency: 6.58.1 per million words

Used to describe a state of feeling guilty.

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Examples (10)

  • He walked around with a troubled conscience, unable to forget his mistake.
  • Her sleepless nights were a clear sign of a troubled conscience.
  • After lying to his best friend, he was left with a deeply troubled conscience.
  • The politician's evasive answers suggested a troubled conscience over the scandal.
  • How can you live with such a troubled conscience after what you've done?
  • A troubled conscience finally led him to confess everything to the police.
  • She tried to ease her troubled conscience by donating to charity, but the guilt remained.
  • The novel's protagonist is a man plagued by a troubled conscience from his past actions.
  • Even years later, the memory of the event gave him a troubled conscience.
  • Unlike his partner who slept soundly, he was kept awake by his troubled conscience.