This phrase will most likely be said in a mad tone when you are upset about an idea or a rumor stated as fact. May be expressed as, "O U T R A G O U S!!! I don't want to hear it...!!!!" or "That is unconscionable [said with a with a stern face], please do not speak of this again!!!" In addition to these words, 90% of the message will be in your non-verbal communication when you make either one of the above statements. The phrase is made when you hear something in major disbelief. FYI: Stern in this context means 1. Hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character: a stern disciplinarian. See Synonyms at severe. 2. Grim, gloomy, or forbidding in appearance or outlook. 3. Firm or unyielding; uncompromising. 4. Inexorable; relentless: stern necessity. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2002, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Don't lie? I want to know the right answer too!

do not say sth against your own conscience

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