consciences
SayKON-shuhns-izUS/ˈkɑn.ʃəns.ɪz/UK/ˈkɒn.ʃəns.ɪz/
- 1Plural of conscience. Use this form when talking about more than one person's sense of right and wrong.
The soldiers wrestled with their consciences after the order was given.
Their consciences would not let them stay silent about the cheating.
Note
consciences is a form of conscience
conscience, noun: The inner sense that tells you when something you do is right or wrong. Full entry
- Forms
- conscienceconsciences plural
- Spelling
- conscience → consciences: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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