Polyglot Dictionary

Gewissen

/ɡəˈvɪsn̩/

das noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. conscience

    • Er hat ein schlechtes Gewissen.

      He has a guilty conscience.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

conscience

conscience is the French word for the same thing — both mean "conscience."

Portuguese

consciência

consciência is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "conscience."

Practice

1 What does Gewissen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er hat ein schlechtes ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gewissen?

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