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/kon"sheuhns strik'euhn/, adj.greatly troubled or disturbed by the knowledge of having acted wrongfully.[1810-20]
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conscience-stricken — conscience .stricken adj feeling very guilty about something that you have done wrong ▪ Kate hurried home, conscience stricken at leaving her mother alone … Dictionary of contemporary English
conscience-stricken — index contrite, penitent, remorseful, repentant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
conscience-stricken — conscience ,stricken adjective feeling guilty about something wrong you have done … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
conscience-stricken — [kän′shənsstrik΄ən] adj. feeling guilty or remorseful because of having done some wrong … English World dictionary
conscience-stricken — adj ashamed, sorry, contrite, guilt ridden, guilty, penitent, regretful, remorseful, repentant, disturbed, troubled FORMAL compunctious COLLOQ. on a guilt trip ≠ unashamed, unrepentant * * * adj : feeling very bad or guilty because of something… … Useful english dictionary
conscience-stricken — also conscience smitten adjective very sorry that you have done something wrong: Kate hurried home, conscience stricken at leaving her mother alone … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
conscience-stricken — adjective the conscience stricken teens who set fire to the gazebo Syn: guilt ridden, remorseful, ashamed, shamefaced, apologetic, sorry; chastened, contrite, guilty, regretful, rueful, repentant, penitent, abashed, sheepish, compunctious Ant … Thesaurus of popular words
conscience-stricken person — index penitent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
conscience stricken — Synonyms and related words: ashamed, conscience smitten, full of remorse, regretful, remorseful, repining, rueful, self accusing, self condemning, self convicting, self debasing, self flagellating, self humiliating, self punishing, self… … Moby Thesaurus
conscience-stricken — /ˈkɒnʃəns strɪkən/ (say konshuhns strikuhn) adjective remorseful; disturbed by the knowledge of having acted wrongfully. Also, conscience smitten …
