guilty

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guilty

The child looks guilty after taking the cookie.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Feeling or showing a sense of guilt or remorse: Used to describe the state of feeling responsible for a perceived wrongdoing, often reflected in one's appearance or behavior.
    • Responsible for committing a crime or offense; culpable: Legally or morally judged to have committed a specific misdeed or violation.
Examples of Usage
  • Adjective:
    • She had a guilty look on her face after telling the lie.
    • The jury found the defendant guilty of theft.
    • He felt guilty for forgetting his friend's birthday.
Advanced Usage
  • "plead guilty": In a legal context, to formally admit responsibility for a crime one is charged with.
    • The suspect decided to plead guilty to avoid a longer trial.
  • "guilty conscience": A persistent feeling of guilt or anxiety stemming from one's actions.
    • His guilty conscience kept him awake at night.
  • "guilty pleasure": Something one enjoys but feels slightly ashamed or embarrassed about liking.
    • Watching reality TV is my guilty pleasure.
Variants and Related Words
  • Guilt (n): The fact of having committed a specified or implied offense; the feeling of remorse for such an act.
    • He was consumed by guilt.
  • Guiltily (adv): In a manner that shows guilt.
    • She smiled guiltily.
  • Guiltless (adj): Free from guilt; innocent.
    • The evidence proved he was guiltless.
Synonyms
  • Ashamed: Feeling shame or guilt.
  • Culpable: Deserving blame; responsible for a fault or wrong.
  • Remorseful: Filled with regret or guilt.
  • Blameworthy: Deserving blame.
Antonyms
  • Innocent: Not guilty of a crime or offense.
  • Blameless: Free from blame or guilt.
  • Guilt-free: Without guilt.
Related Phrases
  • Find guilty: The verdict in a court of law declaring someone responsible for a crime.
    • The court found him guilty on all counts.
  • Guilty as charged: An admission or confirmation that one is indeed responsible for what they are accused of.
    • When asked if he ate the last cookie, the boy said, "Guilty as charged."
guilty

The child looks guilty after taking the cookie.

Adjective
  1. showing a sense of guilt
    • a guilty look
    • the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy- Eric Linklater
  2. responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
    • guilty of murder
    • the guilty person
    • secret guilty deeds

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