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guilt
[ gilt ]
noun
- the fact or state of having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; culpability:
He admitted his guilt.
Antonyms:
- a feeling of responsibility or remorse for some offense, crime, wrong, etc., whether real or imagined.
- conduct involving the commission of such crimes, wrongs, etc.:
to live a life of guilt.
Synonyms:
verb (used with object)
- to cause to feel guilty (often followed by out or into ): guilt-trip.
She totally guilted me out, dude. He guilted me into picking up the tab.
guilt
/ ɡɪ /
noun
- the fact or state of having done wrong or committed an offence
- responsibility for a criminal or moral offence deserving punishment or a penalty
- remorse or self-reproach caused by feeling that one is responsible for a wrong or offence
- archaic.sin or crime
Other Word Forms
- ԴDz·ܾ noun
- ·ܾ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of guilt1
Word History and Origins
Origin of guilt1
Example Sentences
Last October, Do, a former Orange County supervisor, admitted guilt in funneling more than $10 million in federal pandemic funds through a nonprofit linked to his daughter.
It's why Dr Bradley lasted only three months after quitting before "guilt" drove her back to the practice.
Before imprisoning people, including noncitizens, the government is required under the Constitution to charge the defendants with a crime and to prove their guilt in a jury trial, he said.
They responded by blaming his “white guilt” for “thousands more Austin Metcalfs.”
He said he accepted Akins's remorse was genuine, but said his failure to admit his guilt at an earlier stage prolonged Mrs Daniel's "heartache and grief".
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