Guilt gnawed conscience.

Meaning: This sentence describes how guilt can be a persistent and tormenting emotion, causing feelings of remorse and unease.

Choice of Words: Guilt is a feeling of remorse or responsibility for something wrong that has been done. Gnawed means to bite or nibble at something persistently. Conscience is the inner voice that tells us what is right and wrong. Together, "Guilt gnawed conscience" describes the feeling of being tormented by guilt, as if it is an animal that is constantly biting at the conscience.

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