guiltiness
Definition
Noun: 1. The state or condition of being guilty; the fact of having committed a wrong or offense. It refers to the quality of being culpable or responsible for a misdeed, violation, or crime.
Usage
"Guiltiness" is a formal noun used to describe the abstract state of bearing guilt. It is often used in legal, moral, or psychological contexts to discuss culpability. * The jury's verdict confirmed his guiltiness in the fraud case. * She felt a deep sense of guiltiness after breaking her promise.
Advanced Usage
- "A consciousness of guiltiness": A phrase describing an acute awareness or feeling of being guilty.
- His evasive answers betrayed a consciousness of his own guiltiness.
Variants and Related Words
- Guilt (n): The more common synonym, encompassing both the fact of being responsible and the painful feeling of remorse.
- Guilty (adj): Describing someone who is responsible for an offense.
- Guiltless (adj): The opposite state; innocent.
Synonyms
- Culpability
- Blameworthiness
- Criminality
- Wrongdoing
Antonyms
- Innocence
- Guiltlessness
- Blamelessness
Noun
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the state of having committed an offense
