conscienceless

/ˈkɑnʃənsləs/ adj

Lacking a conscience; unscrupulous or ruthless.

Word Origin From Latin 'scire' — to know — with 'con-' together. Conscience is knowing together with oneself, inner moral knowledge. 'Conscienceless' means without conscience. The root 'scire' gives us 'science', 'conscious', 'prescience', 'omniscience', 'nescience'. The Old English suffix '-less' means without. The PIE root *skei- meant to cut or separate, which led to discernment and knowing.

adj Lacking a conscience; unscrupulous or ruthless.

The conscienceless dictator ordered the execution of political opponents without remorse.

(形容词) 无良心的;丧尽天良的;毫无廉耻的

这个毫无良知的独裁者毫无悔意地下令处决政治对手。

(adjetivo) desalmado; sin escrúpulos; despiadado; sin conciencia [Sin conciencia; sin escrúpulos o despiadado.]

El dictador sin conciencia ordenó la ejecución de opositores políticos sin remordimiento.

(adjectif) sans scrupules; impitoyable; sans conscience; inhumain [Dépourvu de conscience ; sans scrupule, impitoyable.]

Le dictateur sans conscience ordonna l'exécution de ses opposants politiques sans aucun remords.

(Adjektiv) gewissenlos; skrupellos [**conscienceless** *Adj.* – ohne Gewissen handelnd; skrupellos oder rücksichtslos, ohne moralische Bedenken.]

Der **conscienceless** Diktator ließ politische Gegner ohne Reue hinrichten.

(形容詞) 良心が欠如した;非道徳的で冷酷な

良心を欠いた独裁者は、政治的反対派をためらいなく処刑するよう命じた。

(adjetivo) sem escrúpulos; impiedoso; desumano; cruel; despiadado [Sem consciência; sem escrúpulos ou impiedoso.]

O ditador sem consciência ordenou a execução de oponentes políticos sem remorso.

Word parts: con + sci + ence + less

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