conscience

• Substantivo que designa o senso interior de certo e errado, que orienta as ações e o julgamento moral da própria conduta; também se refere à faculdade moral ou à integridade moral de uma pessoa.

A noun referring to an inner sense of right and wrong that guides a person's actions and feelings about their own behavior.

1. Moral senseB2formal

   An inner sense of what is right or wrong in one's actions or motives, urging one to do good.

   Consciência moral

   • He followed his conscience and returned the lost wallet.
   • She had a guilty conscience after telling the lie.
   • A clear conscience is a sign of a good heart.

   Sinônimoscompunctionmoral sensesense of right and wrong

2. Sense of guiltB2informal

   A feeling of guilt or regret about something one has done.

   Sentimento de culpa

   • His conscience bothered him for days after the argument.
   • She had a bad conscience about not helping her friend.
   • The thief's conscience eventually made him confess.

   Sinônimoscompunctioncontritionguiltremorseself-reproach