Guilty Conscience (Noun)
Meaning
Remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense.
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
Examples
- She couldn't shake off the guilty conscience that had been haunting her since she lied to her parents about her whereabouts the night before.
- His guilty conscience finally got the better of him, and he confessed to the crime he had committed years ago.
- The guilty conscience of having cheated on the exam weighed heavily on her mind, making it difficult for her to focus on her studies.
- After witnessing the accident, the driver's guilty conscience compelled him to stop and help the injured pedestrians.
- The politician's guilty conscience eventually led him to resign from his position after the corruption scandal was exposed.