prick conscience

prick somebody's conscience

to make someone feel guilty Seeing pictures of starving children pricks my conscience, but I rarely give money to charity.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rowan	RO-ən (English)	Irish, English (Modern)
Georgei	-	Medieval Slavic
Sorne	-	Basque
Yanick	-	Breton, French
Ume	oo-me	Japanese
Evripidis	-	Greek