conscience-stricken


con·science-strick·en

C5603750 (kŏn′shəns-strĭk′ən) adj. Feeling guilty or remorseful because of having done something wrong.

conscience-stricken

adj feeling anxious or guilty. Also: conscience-smitten

con′science-strick`en



adj. greatly troubled by the knowledge of having acted wrongfully. [1810–20]
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