conscience
/ˈkɒnʃəns/noun
उच्चारण कॉन्शन्स
अंतरात्मा, विवेक
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the part of your mind that tells you whether your actions are right or wrong
अंतरात्मा, विवेक
- My conscience would not let me cheat.
- He has a guilty conscience.
- My conscience troubled me after I told the lie.
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- She has a clear conscience because she did her best.
- A person with no conscience cannot be trusted.
Synonyms moral sense inner voice
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
have a clear / guilty conscience
Use 'clear' for no guilt and 'guilty' or 'bad' when you feel wrong.
अपराधबोध न होने पर 'clear' और गलत महसूस होने पर 'guilty' या 'bad' लगता है।
- I have a clear conscience about the exam.
- He had a guilty conscience after the lie.
on / in + one's conscience
'On my conscience' means something I feel guilty about. 'In all conscience' means in fairness.
'On my conscience' का अर्थ वह बात है जिसका दोष मन में है। 'In all conscience' का अर्थ न्याय की दृष्टि से है।
- The mistake weighs on my conscience.
- I cannot, in all conscience, accept the prize.
conscience (uncountable and countable)
Usually an uncountable idea, it takes 'a' with an adjective: a guilty conscience.
प्रायः uncountable अर्थ वाला यह शब्द विशेषण के साथ 'a' लेता है: a guilty conscience।
- A strong conscience guided her choices.
conscience + prick / trouble
Conscience can 'prick', 'trouble' or 'bother' a person.
अंतरात्मा किसी को चुभ सकती है, परेशान कर सकती है।
- His conscience pricked him when he saw the beggar.
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adjective + conscience
clearguiltytroubledsocialgood
- He slept well with a clear conscience.
verb + conscience
followeasesalvepricklisten to
- Follow your conscience.
conscience + noun
moneyclausevotekeeper
- He gave conscience money to the department.
'Conscience money' वह धन है जो अपराधबोध से लौटाया जाता है।
in / against + conscience
in allonagainstwith
- I cannot, in all conscience, agree.
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- Her conscience would not let her cheat in the test.
उसकी अंतरात्मा उसे परीक्षा में नकल नहीं करने दे रही थी।
- The officer acted on conscience, not on pressure.
अधिकारी ने दबाव में नहीं, अंतरात्मा की आवाज़ पर काम किया।
- He returned the extra change to ease his conscience.
उसने अपनी अंतरात्मा को हल्का करने के लिए बचे हुए पैसे लौटा दिए।
- I have a clear conscience; I did nothing wrong.
मेरी अंतरात्मा साफ़ है; मैंने कुछ गलत नहीं किया।
- The judge voted according to his conscience.
न्यायाधीश ने अपनी अंतरात्मा के अनुसार मत दिया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He has no conscious of his mistake.
✓ He has no conscience about his mistake.
Conscience is a noun for moral sense; conscious is an adjective.
Conscience नैतिक बोध वाला noun है; conscious विशेषण है।
✗ He is a man of good conscious.
✓ He is a man of good conscience.
A noun is needed after 'of good'; conscience is the noun, conscious is an adjective.
'Of' के बाद noun चाहिए, इसलिए conscious की जगह conscience लिखें।
✗ My conscience is pricking me from last night.
✓ My conscience has been pricking me since last night.
Use the present perfect continuous with 'since'.
'Since' के साथ present perfect continuous का प्रयोग होता है।
¶Idioms 1
in all conscience
honestly; fairly
ईमानदारी से, पूरी सच्चाई से
- I cannot in all conscience accept the money.
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Synonyms
moral sense inner voice
AaSpelling
con·science
With sc and -ence (not 'concience').
इसमें sc और अंत में -ence ('concience' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Do not confuse with conscious (awake, aware) or conscientious (careful and hard-working).
इसे conscious (होश में, सचेत) और conscientious (कर्तव्यनिष्ठ) से भ्रमित न करें।