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What (who) is guilty conscience - definition

EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE THAT OCCURS WHEN A PERSON BELIEVES OR REALIZES—ACCURATELY OR NOT—THAT THEY HAVE COMPROMISED THEIR OWN STANDARDS OF CONDUCT OR HAVE VIOLATED UNIVERSAL MORAL STANDARDS AND BEAR SIGNIFICANT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT VIOLATION
Collective accountability; Guilt feelings; Guilty conscience; Lack of guilt in psychopaths; Group guilt; Lack of guilt of psychopaths
  • [[Glasgow Botanic Gardens]]. Kibble Palace. [[Edwin Roscoe Mullins]] – ''Cain'' or ''My Punishment is Greater than I can Bear'' (Genesis 4:13), about 1899.

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WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Guilty Conscience (disambiguation)
A Guilty Conscience         
1921 SILENT FILM DIRECTED BY DAVID SMITH
A Guilty Conscience is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by David Smith and starring Antonio Moreno, Betty Francisco and Harry von Meter.Munden p.
Guilt (emotion)         
Guilt is a moral emotion that occurs when a person believes or realizes—accurately or not—that they have compromised their own standards of conduct or have violated universal moral standards and bear significant responsibility for that violation.

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Guilt (emotion)

Guilt is a moral emotion that occurs when a person believes or realizes—accurately or not—that they have compromised their own standards of conduct or have violated universal moral standards and bear significant responsibility for that violation. Guilt is closely related to the concept of remorse, regret, as well as shame.

Guilt is an important factor in perpetuating obsessive–compulsive disorder symptoms.

Examples of use of guilty conscience
1. Was it Richardson‘s attempt to salve his once guilty conscience?
2. He said: "Obviously someone has got a guilty conscience.
3. Mr Glass asked Mr Sproston if he had a "guilty conscience". "Not really," said the plasterer.
4. Any Neka policeman would see through it in an instant, particularly one with a guilty conscience.
5. Was the payment evidence of a guilty conscience, or the generosity of an older, richer man to a younger writer?