Conscience and Shame

Conscience

Conscience noun - A feeling of shame when you do something immoral.

Usage example: he has no conscience about his cruelty

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Shame and conscience are semantically related. in guilt topic. In some cases you can use "Shame" instead a noun "Conscience", when it comes to topics like moral sense.

Nearby Words: conscious, conscientious, conscientiousness, conscienceless

Shame

Shame noun - A feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.

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Conscience and shame are semantically related. You can use "Conscience" instead a noun "Shame".

Nearby Words: sham, shameful, shameless, shamed, shaming

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How words are described

individual	individual conscience	individual shame
best	best conscience	best shame
public	public conscience	public shame
true	true conscience	true shame
Other adjectives: deep, collective, bad, moral, new, former, damn, said.

Both words in one sentence

In these cases, the only solution is for the heroes to actively Care-Bear Stare him into growing a conscience to make him voluntarily stop his rampage... because the accumulated shame, guilt, and mental instability over his misdeeds will be too much for him to bear.

Source: Villainous B.S.O.D.
Randall and his secretary Taylor are the only ones who even have a hint of conscience about exposing Nancy Townsend to public shame and destroying her life.

Source: Strawman News Media
Randall and his secretary Taylor are the only ones who even have a hint of conscience about exposing Nancy Townsend to public shame and ruining her life.

Source: Film / Five Star Final

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