ความรู้สึกผิดชอบชั่วดี

Explanation

ความรู้สึก means “feeling” or “sense,” and ผิดชอบชั่วดี refers to right and wrong, good and bad. Together, the phrase means an inner moral sense or conscience. It is fairly long and somewhat explanatory, so it fits well in contexts such as education, ethics, social issues, criticism of wrongdoing, and judgments of character. Common patterns include มีความรู้สึกผิดชอบชั่วดี “to have a conscience,” ไม่มี/ขาดความรู้สึกผิดชอบชั่วดี “to lack a conscience,” and ปลูกฝังความรู้สึกผิดชอบชั่วดี “to instill a moral sense.”

Usage

It is used when talking about whether someone has a conscience or can tell right from wrong, especially in contexts involving corruption, cheating, bullying, lying, crime, education, upbringing, or professional ethics.

Caution

ความรู้สึกผิด by itself usually means “guilt” or “a guilty feeling.” ความรู้สึกผิดชอบชั่วดี is different: it refers not only to feelings after doing wrong, but to the inner moral standard that judges right and wrong.

1 conscience synonyms

• จิตสำนึก

  จิตสำนึก is broader, meaning awareness, responsibility, or public-mindedness. ความรู้สึกผิดชอบชั่วดี focuses more specifically on conscience and moral judgment.

• มโนธรรม

  มโนธรรม means “conscience” and is somewhat formal. ความรู้สึกผิดชอบชั่วดี is more explicit, describing the sense of being able to judge right and wrong.

• รู้ผิดชอบชั่วดี

  รู้ผิดชอบชั่วดี means “to know right from wrong” and functions like a verbal expression. ความรู้สึกผิดชอบชั่วดี is the noun phrase for the moral sense or conscience itself.