guilt

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A feeling of remorse or sadness: The emotional state of believing oneself to be responsible for a wrongdoing or offense.
    • The fact of having committed a crime or offense: The state of being legally or morally responsible for a misdeed.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Emotional State):
    • She was consumed by guilt after forgetting her friend's birthday.
    • He felt a pang of guilt for telling a lie.
  • Noun (Legal/Moral State):
    • The jury's verdict established his guilt.
    • The evidence points to the suspect's guilt.
Advanced Usage
  • "Guilt by association": The attribution of guilt to individuals because of their relationships or affiliations, rather than because of direct evidence.
    • He was fired due to guilt by association with the scandal, even though he was not directly involved.
  • "A guilt trip": A feeling of guilt, especially one imposed by another person through manipulation.
    • My mother laid a guilt trip on me for not visiting more often.
Variants and Related Words
  • Guilty (Adjective): Responsible for a wrongdoing; feeling or showing guilt.
    • The defendant was found guilty.
    • She had a guilty conscience.
  • Guiltless (Adjective): Free from guilt; innocent.
    • He was proven guiltless of all charges.
Synonyms
  • Remorse: Deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed.
  • Culpability: Responsibility for a fault or wrong; blameworthiness.
Related Phrases
  • To plead guilty: In a court of law, to formally admit responsibility for a crime.
    • The defendant decided to plead guilty to the lesser charge.
  • A guilty pleasure: Something one enjoys despite feeling that it is not generally held in high regard.
    • Watching reality TV is my guilty pleasure.
Related Idioms
  • Weighed down by guilt: To be heavily burdened or troubled by feelings of guilt.
    • He was weighed down by guilt for years after the accident.
  • A guilt complex: An obsessive or exaggerated sense of guilt.
    • She has a guilt complex about taking time off work.
Noun
  1. remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense
  2. the state of having committed an offense

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