what does conscience mean?
CONSCIENCE as NOUN
- Meaning
- conformity to one’’s own sense of right conduct
Usage Example(s)
- a person of unflagging conscience
Hypernyms(s) conscience is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- a feeling of shame when you do something immoral
Usage Example(s)
- he has no conscience about his cruelty
Hypernyms(s) conscience is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person’’s thoughts and actions
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) conscience is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
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