conscience-stricken

[ kon-shuhns-strik-uhn ]

/ ˈkɒn ʃənsˌstrɪk ən /

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adjective

greatly troubled or disturbed by the knowledge of having acted wrongfully.

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Origin of conscience-stricken

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby conscience-stricken

consanguinity, consarned, conscience, conscience clause, conscience money, conscience-stricken, conscientious, conscientious objection, conscientious objector, conscionable, conscious

How to use conscience-stricken in a sentence

Instead, straighten your civic backbone and push back in clear conscience.
Why We Stand With Charlie Hebdo—And You Should Too|John Avlon|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Better to be a beggar in freedom,” he cried out, “than to be forced into compromises against my conscience.
The Catholic Philosopher Who Took on Hitler|John Henry Crosby|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Oskar Schindler—these names come readily to mind when we think of heroes of conscience.
The Catholic Philosopher Who Took on Hitler|John Henry Crosby|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As you put it, “letting some business owners exercise their conscience would cause no harm to gays.”
Do LGBTs Owe Christians an Olive Branch? Try The Other Way Around|Jay Michaelson|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“Nothing in this country of good conscience has ever happened without protest,” he said.
Eric Garner Protesters Have a Direct Line to City Hall|Jacob Siegel|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Two artillery subalterns who had fought their way through a mob stricken with panic for the moment, soon arrived.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
She reached forward to it in ecstasy; but she might not enjoy it, save at the price which her conscience exacted.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
In this way it will be managed with less offense and with more ease to the conscience than now.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
My conscience importuned me to tell her bluntly that they would only come into Walsh feet first.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
That he might lose his head and 'introduce an element of sex' was conscience confessing that it had been already introduced.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood

British Dictionary definitions for conscience-stricken

conscience-stricken

adjective

feeling anxious or guiltyAlso: conscience-smitten

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