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τύψεις
pangs of conscience /ˈti.psis/
nounB2#2840 most common
Also: remorse, twinges of guilt
Example sentences
Έχω τύψεις.
I feel pangs of conscience.
Νιώθω τύψεις για αυτό που είπα.
I feel remorse for what I said.
Οι τύψεις του δεν τον άφηναν να κοιμηθεί.
His pangs of conscience wouldn't let him sleep.
Μετά το ψέμα, την κατέκλυσαν τύψεις συνείδησης.
After the lie, she was overwhelmed by pangs of conscience.
Παρά τις τύψεις που ένιωθε, δεν βρήκε το κουράγιο να ζητήσει συγγνώμη.
Despite the remorse he felt, he could not find the courage to apologize.
Οι τύψεις συνειδήσεως που τον βασάνιζαν επί χρόνια, τον οδήγησαν τελικά να ομολογήσει την αλήθεια.
The pangs of conscience that had tormented him for years finally led him to confess the truth.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | τύψη | τύψεις |
| Genitive | τύψης | τύψεων |
| Accusative | τύψη | τύψεις |
| Vocative | τύψη | τύψεις |
Word family
τύψηa pang of conscience (singular)
τύπτωto strike, to beat (archaic/literary)
ενοχήguiltμεταμέλειαregret, repentance
Etymology
Τύψεις is the plural of τύψη, from ancient Greek τύψις, an action noun built on τύπτω, meaning to strike or beat. The underlying image is of conscience striking a person, producing guilt. The origin of τύπτω itself is not securely traced to a Proto-Indo-European root; some scholars treat it as of pre-Greek or expressive origin.
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