🧠conscience (kɔnʃjɑ̃s)

noun
/ˈkɒnʃəns/
conscience (conscience)

Signification

An inner sense of right and wrong that guides a person's actions.
an inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one's behavior
Traduction de la signification
Un sens intérieur du bien et du mal qui guide les actions d'une personne
Un sens intérieur du bien et du mal qui guide les actions d'une personne

Phrases d'exemple

Her conscience told her to admit the mistake.

Sa conscience lui dit d'admettre l'erreur.
Sa conscience lui dit d'admettre l'erreur.

His conscience prevented him from lying to his parents about his grades.

Sa conscience l'empêchait de mentir à ses parents au sujet de ses notes.
Sa conscience l'empêchait de mentir à ses parents au sujet de ses notes.

Expressions d'exemple

a guilty conscience
une conscience coupable
une conscience coupable

Synonymes

morality, ethics, principles, scruples, integrity, moral sense, inner voice
Entrée 1
morality, ethics, principles, scruples, integrity
Entrée 2
moral sense, ethics, scruples, inner voice

Antonymes

immorality, corruption, wickedness, amorality, unscrupulousness
Entrée 1
immorality, corruption, wickedness
Entrée 2
amorality, unscrupulousness, immorality

Collocations

clear conscience, guilty conscience, prick of conscience, matter of conscience
Entrée 1
clear conscience, guilty conscience, prick of conscience
Entrée 2
clear conscience, guilty conscience, matter of conscience

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