寝ね覚ざめの悪わるい

i-adjective

uneasy conscience; guilty feeling

Describes a lingering sense of guilt or moral discomfort, often after doing something wrong. Frequently used in the phrase 寝覚めが悪い (literally 'waking up feeling bad'), but the の form is also common as a prenominal modifier.

See also: 寝覚めが悪い

• 彼かれは寝ね覚ざめの悪わるい思おもいを抱かかえていた。

  He was troubled by an uneasy conscience.

• そんなことをして寝ね覚ざめの悪わるい気き分ぶんになった。

  I felt guilty after doing such a thing.