noun [U]
1 ~ (about sth) the unhappy feelings caused by knowing or thinking that you have done sth wrong:
She had feelings of guilt about leaving her children and going to work. * Many survivors were left with a sense of guilt. * a guilt complex (= an exaggerated sense of guilt)
2 the fact that sb has done sth illegal:
His guilt was proved beyond all doubt by the prosecution. * an admission of guilt
OPPINNOCENCE
3 blame or responsibility for doing sth wrong or for sth bad that has happened:
The investigation will try to find out where the guilt for the disaster really lies.
guiltless adjective
IDIOMS
a guilt trip (informal) things you say to sb in order to make them feel guilty about sth:
Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for guilt is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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