bad conscience
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Did he himself have a bad conscience as a father?
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2020
Richard Nixon, a genuinely Shakespearean villain, had full knowledge of his wrongdoing and a bad conscience about it, if not enough of one.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 26, 2019
But allowing oneself to spread out on a hammock and entirely forget about work, without feelings of self-contempt and a bad conscience, may go some way to saving the holiday.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 3, 2015
Describing an abrasive personality of long ago, he offers: "He followed me around like a bad conscience."
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2014
Now I was tempted to tell my father that Jack Rose was probably using his money to salve a bad conscience.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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