guilt

Speech parts

1. guilt - Noun

2. guilt - Verb

Meaning

The criminality and consequent exposure to punishment resulting from willful disobedience of law, or from morally wrong action; the state of one who has broken a moral or political law; crime; criminality; offense against right.

Exposure to any legal penalty or forfeiture.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

guiltiness penitence responsibility blame regret shame remorse contrition self-reproach culpability self-condemnation blameworthiness culpableness guilty conscience guilt trip
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Antonyms

innocence right addition vindication advantage aid
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Hypernyms

condition remorse status compunction self-reproach

Hyponyms

criminality complicity culpability criminalness bloodguilt blameworthiness

Phrases with the word

magician's guilt assign guilt to admit guilt pang of guilt feelings of guilt without guilt

Examples

"A big mixture of relief and guilt, it's almost like survivor's guilt. Source: Internet

102 9-18 Formerly called a "church court," the councils were renamed to avoid focusing on guilt and instead to emphasize the availability of repentance. Source: Internet

A 2006 E! True Hollywood Story profile of Hefner revealed that Mildred allowed him to have sex with other women, out of guilt for her infidelity and in the fond hope that it would preserve their marriage. Source: Internet

According to her, it is now rampant for certain ladies to go around breaking homes and feeling no guilt whatsoever. Source: Internet

Ab and Zab create a hell where visitors are forced to view their deepest fears due to demons called sin eaters they feed on guilt from the visitors then making them face the evil that they had ever done. Source: Internet

AA meetings, making amends, guilt related to addiction is an essential part of the plot. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Guillotte Guilmette guilor guilt by association guilt complex guilt feeling