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pangs of conscience

NOUN

remorse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anguish compassion contrition grief guilt penance pity regret repentance shame sorrow

STRONG

attrition compunction contriteness penitence rue ruefulness self-reproach

WEAK

penitency remorsefulness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

happiness indifference joy meanness mercilessness

WEAK

good conscience remorselessness satisfaction

Example Sentences

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What if all police officers heeded the pangs of conscience as Orwell did?

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2020

And it did look as though some of these global elites had pangs of conscience — or pangs of PR concerns, anyway.

From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2019

Unable to shake what he’s witnessed, especially after two cops later approach him and warn him not to get involved, Manny follows the angry pangs of conscience and posts the video online.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2018

After all, pangs of conscience about climate change didn’t stop millions of us taking cheap no-frills flights back in the days when it was easyJet that was disrupting the holiday market.

From The Guardian • Aug. 31, 2018

Our priests whisper that it is pangs of conscience for secret crimes.

From The Scarlet Banner by Dahn, Felix

pangs of conscience

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