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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishconsciencecon‧science /ˈkɒnʃəns $ ˈkɑːn-/ ○○○ noun [countable, uncountable] 1 MINDGOOD/MORALthe part of ... conscienceFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishconsciencecon‧science/ˈkɒnʃəns$ˈkɑːn-/●●○noun[countable,uncountable]    1MINDGOOD/MORALthepartofyourmindthattellsyouwhetherwhatyouaredoingismorallyrightorwrongaguilty/troubledconscience  Itwashisguiltyconsciencethatmadehimoffertohelp.  Well,atleastIcanfacethemallwithaclearconscience(=theknowledgethatyouhavedonenothingwrong).prisonerofconscience(=someoneinprisonbecauseoftheirbeliefs)  Ican’ttellyouwhattodo–it’samatterofconscience(=somethingyoumustmakeamoraljudgementabout).  acrisisofconscienceamongmedicalstaff(=asituationinwhichitisverydifficulttodecidewhatistherightthingtodo)►Donotconfusewithconsciousness(=theconditionofbeingawakeandawareofthings).2aguiltyfeelingthatyouhaveaboutsomethingbadyouhavedonetwinge/pangofconscience  Ianfeltapangofconscienceathavingmisjudgedher.havenoconscience(aboutsomething)(=notfeelguiltyaboutsomething)  They’venoconscienceatallaboutcheating.3→onyourconscience4→notin(all/good)conscienceCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesaclearconscience(=theknowledgethatyouhavedonenothingwrong)Iwasabletoanswerhisquestionswithaclearconscience.aguilty/troubledconscience(=theknowledgethatyouhavedonesomethingwrong)Hisguiltyconsciencekepthimawakeatnight.asocialconscience(=amoralsenseofhowsocietyshouldbeorhowyoucanhelpit)Thewriter’sstrongsocialconscienceisobviousinallhisnovels.amoralconscience(=anideaofwhatisrightandwrong)Atwhatagedochildrendevelopamoralconscience?thepublicconscience(=people’sideaofwhatisrightorwrong)Thisscandalshockedthepublicconscience.theindividualconscienceDecisionslikethisareamatterfortheindividualconscience.thehumanconscienceThehumanconscienceisaproductofcivilization.verbshaveaclear/guiltyetcconscienceDoeshehaveaguiltyconscienceabouthisroleinthecrime?wrestle/strugglewithyourconscience(=struggletodecidewhetheritisrightorwrongdosomething)Shewrestledwithherconscienceforweeksbeforedecidingnottoleavehim.pricksomebody’sconscience(=makesomeonefeelguilty)Someofthethingshe’ddonestillprickedhisconscience.phrasesbeamatterofconscience(=somethingthatyoumustmakeamoraljudgmentabout)Whetheryouvoteornotisamatterofconscience.acrisisofconscience(=asituationinwhichitisverydifficulttodecidewhatistherightthingtodo)Hehadacrisisofconscienceaboutwhethertotakeonthelegalcase.thevoiceofconscience(=somethinginyourmindthattellsyouwhatisrightandwrong)Otherleadersurgedhimtolistentothevoiceofconscienceandholdfreeelections.aprisonerofconscience(=someonewhoisinprisonbecausetheyhavefollowedtheirbeliefsaboutwhatisrightormorallygoodtodo)VaclavHavelwasaprisonerofconsciencewholaterbecamepresidentofCzechoslovakia.ExamplesfromtheCorpusconscience•Theyactedoutofaconsciencethatpatriotsdespisedbutatleastcouldunderstand.•Asadultswehaveactiveconscienceswhichhelpusdotherightthing.•Howevertheappointmentofstafftofillthenewpostsmeantthatouroverallcomplementwaslittlechangedandconsciencesweresalved.•Mariegotupespeciallyearlytodoallherworksothatshecouldenjoyherselfafterwardswithaclearconscience.•Itwasaguiltyconsciencethatmadehimadmitstealingthemoney.•Herconsciencewouldnotlethertakeallthecreditfortheirwork.•Hisconsciencewarredwiththewhisperedpromisesofthesemi-sentientsword.•Shehurriedhome,conscience-strickenabouthavingleftallthedishesforNatalietodo.•Ihavetodowhatmyconsciencetellsme.•Greatissuesofconsciencearethrashedoutinimpassioned,eloquentlanguage.•Parkerdisplayedaremarkablelackofconscienceaboutwhathehaddone.•LaterProtestantismfavouredlibertyofconscience.•Theyaffectedhimnotonlyasamanofconsciencebutasapolitician.•Hewascapableofmakingthemostruthlessdecisionswithnoapparentpangsofconscience.•Whatwegainfromthisisobvious:ourownconsciencesareclear,andwe'renolongerimplicated.•Hewasamanofstrongsocialconscience,whoactivelycampaignedagainstpovertyinallitsforms.twinge/pangofconscience•AshesatinRiddle'schairheexperiencedapangofconsciencebutalsoaguiltythrill.•Shewouldn'tbeaburdenjustbecausehewashavingapangofconscience.•Apangofconsciencesentalightwashofpinkintohercheeks.•Theydo,onoccasion,havepangsofconscienceregardingself-centredness.Originconscience(1200-1300)OldFrenchLatinconscientia,fromconscire“tobeconscious(ofbeingguilty)”,fromcom-(→ COM-)+scire“toknow” Exercises Exercises Vocabularyexerciseshelpyoutolearnsynonyms,collocationsandidioms. IntermediateandAdvancedlevelgrammarpracticewithprogresstests. Listeningandpronunciation,exampreparationandmore! Moreresults conscience-stricken socialconscience prisonerofconscience aclearconscience crisisofconscience onyourconscience prickofconscience Seeallresults Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Human Telephone,telegraph Conditionsofemployment Mythology Seealltopics Wordoftheday poacher someonewhoillegallycatchesorshootsanimals,birds,orfish,especiallyonprivatelandwithoutpermission