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guilt

UK
/ɡɪlt/
US
/ɡɪlt/

Translations

guiltnoun
guilts
pl
He felt a deep sense of guilt after lying to his friend.
Он почувствовал глубокое чувство вины после того, как солгал своему другу.
The jury found him not guilty, despite the evidence of his guilt.
Присяжные признали его невиновным, несмотря на доказательства его виновности.
Additional translations
угрызения совести
чувство вины
Synonyms
shame
self-reproach
penitence
blame
responsibility
culpability
contrition
remorse
guiltverb
guilted
Past Simple
guilted
Past Participle
guilting
Gerund
UK
/ɡɪlt/
US
/ɡɪlt/
Informal, chiefly North American; transitive: to make (someone) feel guilty.
Synonyms
guilt-trip
condemn
blame
induce guilt in
make someone feel guilty
culpabilize
shame
make feel guilty
guiltadjective
Used attributively before nouns in compounds like 'guilt feelings', functioning as an adjective.

Definitions

guiltnoun
The fact of having committed a specified or implied offense or crime.
The jury found him not guilty, so he was acquitted of all guilt.
A feeling of having done wrong or failed in an obligation.
She felt a deep sense of guilt after lying to her friend.
guiltverb
To make (someone) feel guilty, especially so as to persuade them to do something.
She guilted her brother into lending her the car.
guiltadjective
Relating to or characterized by guilt; pertaining to guilt.
His guilt feelings made him restless.
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