guilty/troubled conscience
noun
: a bad feeling caused by knowing or thinking that one has done something bad or wrong : a feeling of guilt
She had a guilty/troubled conscience.
Examples of guilty/troubled conscience in a Sentence
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Gypsy-Rose Blanchard is opening up about having a guilty conscience after leaving ex-husband Ryan Anderson for Ken Urker.
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Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
But most effective is their regular use of extended oners — long, unbroken takes that follow Matt around like a guilty conscience.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
Another person agreed with the OP’s suspicion that the brother’s radio silence may be rooted in a guilty conscience.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Kreese’s guilty conscience also led him to confront Terry Silver, the man who was still pulling strings behind the scenes to keep the Sekai Taikai on track.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 15 Feb. 2025
But sleepless nights inevitably follow, driven by fear of discovery, a guilty conscience, concerns about IRS receiving information from foreign countries under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act or a looming IRS audit.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
The defence argued that the apparent confessions were not evidence of a guilty conscience, but of a young woman, under terrible pressure from false accusations, sliding into a breakdown.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 28 July 2024
Cooper’s cop with a guilty conscience allows the actor to tap into his tender side, giving a soulful performance in moral shades of gray.
—Eric Farwell, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2024
But the mere fact that Microsoft and OpenAI are eager to ink deals is seen by some publishers as a sign of a guilty conscience.
—Lachlan Cartwright, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2024
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Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
But most effective is their regular use of extended oners — long, unbroken takes that follow Matt around like a guilty conscience.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
Another person agreed with the OP’s suspicion that the brother’s radio silence may be rooted in a guilty conscience.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Kreese’s guilty conscience also led him to confront Terry Silver, the man who was still pulling strings behind the scenes to keep the Sekai Taikai on track.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 15 Feb. 2025
But sleepless nights inevitably follow, driven by fear of discovery, a guilty conscience, concerns about IRS receiving information from foreign countries under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act or a looming IRS audit.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
The defence argued that the apparent confessions were not evidence of a guilty conscience, but of a young woman, under terrible pressure from false accusations, sliding into a breakdown.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 28 July 2024
Cooper’s cop with a guilty conscience allows the actor to tap into his tender side, giving a soulful performance in moral shades of gray.
—Eric Farwell, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2024
But the mere fact that Microsoft and OpenAI are eager to ink deals is seen by some publishers as a sign of a guilty conscience.
—Lachlan Cartwright, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2024
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“Guilty/troubled conscience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guilty%2Ftroubled%20conscience. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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