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guilt trip
guilt tripn. Informal A usually prolonged feeling of guilt or culpability.Idiom: lay a guilt trip on To make or try to make (someone) feel guilty.guilt′ trip`
n. Informal. a feeling of guilt or responsibility, esp. one not justified by reality. [1970–75] guilt′-trip`
v.t. -tripped, -trip•ping. Informal. to attempt to instill a guilt trip in; play upon the guilt feelings of. [1975–80] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | guilt trip - remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offenseguilt feelings, guilty conscience, guiltcompunction, 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 trip
guilt trip1. noun A deep feeling of guilt or remorse. I'm having a guilt trip for not being able to attend my sister's wedding.2. verb To make others feel guilty, especially in an attempt to manipulate them. Kelly's parents were always trying to guilt trip her for not giving them grandchildren. You can't guilt trip me into donating money, I give enough to charity already.See also: guilt, tripa ˈguilt trip (informal) things you say to somebody in order to make them feel guilty about something: Don’t lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.See also: guilt, tripguilt trip
Synonyms for guilt tripnoun remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offenseSynonyms- guilt feelings
- guilty conscience
- guilt
Related Words- compunction
- remorse
- self-reproach
- survivor guilt
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