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guilt
(redirected from guilting)

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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.

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

guilt
Noun
1. the fact or state of having done wrong: the court was unable to establish guilt
2. remorse or self-reproach caused by feeling that one has done something wrong: he feels no guilt about the planned cutbacks [Old English gylt]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.guiltguilt - the state of having committed an offense
condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
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
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"

guilt
noun 1. shame, regret, remorse, contrition, guilty conscience, bad conscience, self-reproach, self-condemnation, guiltiness << OPPOSITE pride
Translations
guilt [gɪlt] nculpabilidad f

guilt [gɪlt] nculpabilité f

guilt [gɪlt] nSchuld f;
(remorse) → Schuldgefühl nt

guilt [gɪlt] ncolpevolezza

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 syyllisyys culpabilité אַשמָה अपराध बोध osjećaj krivnje bűntudat rasa bersalah sekt colpa, colpevolezza 罪悪感 죄의식 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 유죄 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
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, 가책받는 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
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
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 syyllisesti 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 양심의 가책을 받는 듯이 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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