guilt (redirected from guilted)

guilt  (glt)

n.

1.

a. The fact of being responsible for the commission of an offense. See Synonyms at blame.

b. Law The fact of having been found to have violated a criminal law; legal culpability.

c. Responsibility for a mistake or error.

2.

a. Remorseful awareness of having done something wrong.

b. Self-reproach for supposed inadequacy or wrongdoing.

tr.v. guilt·ed, guilt·ing, guilts

To make or try to make (someone) feel guilty.

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[Middle English gilt, from Old English gylt, crime.]

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guilt [gɪlt]

n

1. the fact or state of having done wrong or committed an offence

2. (Law) responsibility for a criminal or moral offence deserving punishment or a penalty

3. remorse or self-reproach caused by feeling that one is responsible for a wrong or offence

4. Archaic sin or crime

[Old English gylt, of obscure origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	guilt - the state of having committed an offense guiltiness condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" blameworthiness, culpability, culpableness - a state of guilt bloodguilt - the state of being guilty of bloodshed and murder complicity - guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense criminalism, criminality, criminalness - the state of being a criminal guilt by association - the attribution of guilt (without proof) to individuals because the people they associate with are guilty impeachability, indictability - the state of being liable to impeachment innocence - a state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense; "the trial established his innocence"
	2.	guilt - remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense guilt feelings, guilt trip, guilty conscience compunction, remorse, self-reproach - a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) survivor guilt - a deep feeling of guilt often experienced by those who have survived some catastrophe that took the lives of many others; derives in part from a feeling that they did not do enough to save the others who perished and in part from feelings of being unworthy relative to those who died; "survivor guilt was first noted in those who survived the Holocaust"

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guilt

noun

1. shame, regret, remorse, contrition, guilty conscience, bad conscience, self-reproach, self-condemnation, guiltiness Her emotions went from anger to guilt in the space of a few seconds.
shame honour, pride, self-respect

2. culpability, blame, responsibility, misconduct, delinquency, criminality, wickedness, iniquity, sinfulness, blameworthiness, guiltiness You were never convinced of his guilt, were you?
culpability virtue, innocence, righteousness, sinlessness, blamelessness

Quotations
"This is his first punishment, that by the verdict of his own heart no guilty man is acquitted" [Juvenal Satires]
"So full of artless jealousy is guilt"
"It spills itself in fearing to be spilt" [William Shakespeare Hamlet]

Translations

guilt [gɪlt]

A. N (gen) → culpa f, culpabilidad f (Jur) → culpabilidad f
feelings of guilt → sentimientos mpl de culpa or de culpabilidad
to admit one's guilt → confesarse culpable
she was racked with guilt → la atormentaba el remordimiento

B. CPD guilt complex N → complejo m de culpabilidad or de culpa
guilt trip N there's no point in having a guilt trip about it → no merece la pena empezar con sentimientos de culpabilidad, no merece la pena sentirse culpable

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guilt [ˈgɪlt] n → culpabilité f
guilt complex n → complexe m de culpabilité

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guilt

n → Schuld f (→ for, of an +dat); to feel guilt (about something) → sich (wegen etw) schuldig fühlen, (wegen etw) Schuldgefühle haben; feelings of guilt → Schuldgefühle pl; guilt complex → Schuldkomplex m

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guilt [gɪlt] n (being guilty) → colpevolezza; (feeling guilty) → colpa, senso di colpa
tormented by guilt → tormentato/a dal senso di colpa

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guilt [gɪlt] n (being guilty) → colpevolezza; (feeling guilty) → colpa, senso di colpa
tormented by guilt → tormentato/a dal senso di colpa

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guilt

n guilt [gilt]

1 a sense of shame a feeling of guilt. skuld إحساس بالذَّنْب вина vina skyld; skyldfølelse die Schuld ενοχή culpa, culpabilidad süü(tunne) گناه syyllisyydentunto culpabilité אַשמָה अपराध बोध osjećaj krivnje bűntudat rasa bersalah sekt colpa, colpevolezza 罪悪感 죄책감 kaltė vaina rasa bersalah schuld skyldfølelse wina culpa vinovăţie вина vina krivda krivica skuld guilt suçluluk (duygusu) 內疚 провина احساس جرم tội lỗi 内疚

2 the state of having done wrong Fingerprints proved the murderer's guilt. skuld جُرْم، ذَنْب закононарушение vina skyld die Schuld ένοχος culpa, culpabilidad süü جرم syyllisyys culpabilité אַשמָה अपराध krivnja bűnösség kesalahan sekt colpevolezza 有罪 범죄 행위 kaltė vaina bersalah schuld skyld wina culpa culpabilitate вина vina krivda krivica skuld ซึ่งมีความผิด suç, suçluluk 罪行 злочин قصوروار ہونے کا احساس sự hối hận 罪行

adj guilty

having, feeling, or causing guilt The jury found the prisoner guilty; a guilty conscience. skuldig مُذْنِب виновен vinný; špatný skyldig schuldig, schuldbewußt ένοχος culpable süüdi گناه کار syyllinen coupable, chargé אָשֶׁם अपराधी kriv bűnös bersalah sekur colpevole 有罪の 유죄의 kaltas vainīgs bersalah schuldig skyldig, skyldbevisst winny culpado vinovat виновный vinný; zlý kriv kriv skyldig, skuldmedveten ซึ่งสำนึกผิด suçlu 有罪的 винний, винуватий قصوروار đáng khiển trách 有罪的

n guiltiness

skuldigheid غير مُذْنِب виновност provinilost skyld die Schuldigkeit ενοχή culpabilidad süüdiolek جرم؛ تقصیر syyllisyys culpabilité אַשמָה अपराधिकता krivnja bűnösség kesalahan sekt colpevolezza 有罪 유죄, 양심의 가책 kaltumas vainīgums rasa bersalah schuld skyldighet bycie winnym culpa culpabilitate виновность previnilosť krivda krivost skuldmedvetenhet ความรู้สึกผิด suçluluk 有罪 винність, провинність قصور sự có tội 有罪

adv guiltily

He looked at his mother guiltily. skuldig بشعور بالذَّنْب виновно provinile skyldigt schuldbewußt ένοχα con aire de culpabilidad süüdlaslikult از روی احساس گناه syyllisyydentuntoisesti d'un air coupable בִּתחוּשַת אַשמָה अपराधिकता s krivnjom bűnbánóan dengan rasa bersalah með sektarsvip con aria colpevole やましい様子で 유죄로 kaltai vainīgi dengan rasa bersalah met een schuldig gevoel skyldig, skyldbevisst z poczuciem winy com ar culpado cu un aer vinovat/de culpabilitate виновато previnilo z občutkom krivde s osećajem krivice skyldigt, skuldmedvetet อย่างละอาย suçlu gibi 內疚地 винувато مجرامانہ نظر سے với vẻ có lỗi 内疚地

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guilt → ذَنْب vina skyld Schuld ενοχή culpa syyllisyys culpabilité krivica colpa 有罪 유죄 schuldgevoel skyld wina culpa вина skuld ความผิด suçluluk tội 犯罪