单词 | guilt |
释义 | guilt1 of 2noun ˈgilt 1 : the fact of having committed a breach of conduct especially violating law and involving a penalty A jury will determine the defendant's guilt or innocence. broadly : guilty conduct 2 a : the state of one who has committed an offense especially consciously His guilt was written in his face. b : feelings of deserving blame especially for imagined offenses or from a sense of inadequacy : self-reproach 3 : a feeling of deserving blame for offenses Wracked by guilt, he confessed his affairs. guilt 2 of 2verb guilted; guilting; guilts transitive verb : to cause (someone) to feel guilty Don't listen to Mommy. She's trying to guilt you. Gary Shteyngart : to persuade (someone) to do something by causing feelings of guilt … guilting her to eat her own green beans because "there are starving children in Africa." Katie Boerema —often followed by into A far stronger compulsion is created when people think they're being watched, as a mildly impressive 86 percent of people were guilted into washing their hands in one study. Steve Lipsher guilt noun1 as in remorse a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing he was wracked with guilt after he accidentally broke his sister's antique grandfather clock Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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2 as in blame responsibility for wrongdoing or failure the chief financial officer was saddled with the guilt for the company's failure Synonyms & Similar Words
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