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pangs of conscience

pangs of conscience is the plural of pang of conscience.

Meaning of pang of conscience

Noun

pang of conscience (plural pangs of conscience)

  1. (in plural, often) A feeling of shame, guilt, or embarrassment, resulting from behavior which one regrets.
    • It was clear to Mr. Seely that Dick Shand's story was 'got up,'—and very well got up. He had no pang of conscience as to using it. But when it came to believing it, that was quite another thing.1879, Anthony Trollope, chapter 50, in John Caldigate

Questions about pangs of conscience

What is pangs of conscience the plural of?
Pangs of conscience is the plural of pang of conscience.

Words near pangs of conscience in the dictionary

  1. pangrammatic
  2. pangrammatist
  3. pangrammatists
  4. pangrams
  5. pangs
  6. pangs of conscience
  7. Pangshatabam
  8. Pangu
  9. Pangubatan
  10. panguingue
  11. Panguipulli

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