guiltiness

Thân thiện

She felt a deep guiltiness after breaking the vase.

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

Học thuật

Noun

1. the state of having committed an offense

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