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noun | verb guiltguilt1 /gɪlt/ ●●○ noun [uncountable] ETYMOLOGYguilt1Origin: Old English gylt ► pangs of guilt Sometimes I felt little pangs of guilt (=feelings of guilt that last a short time). ► laying a guilt trip on I wish my parents would stop laying a guilt trip on me (=stop trying to make me feel guilty) about not going to college. THESAURUSa feeling of shame and sadness when you know or believe you have done something wrong► guilta feeling of shame and sadness when you know or believe you have done something wrong: Sometimes I felt little pangs of guilt (=feelings of guilt that last a short time). ► shame the feeling of strong guilt and embarrassment that you have after doing something that is wrong: I had failed to help them, and I was filled with shame. ► remorse/contrition a strong feeling of being sorry for doing something bad. Contrition sounds more formal or literary than remorse: If he really feels remorse for his crimes, then he would stop stealing. ► self-reproach the feeling of being angry or upset with yourself for doing something wrong: After screaming at his family, he was filled with self-reproach. ► compunction/compunctions feelings of guilt or feelings that what you are doing is wrong. Compunctions is almost always used in the negative: The judge said she had no compunctions about sending Rivers to jail. ► conscience the set of feelings that tell you whether what you are doing is morally right or wrong: My conscience wouldn’t allow me to lie to her. 1a feeling of shame and sadness when you know or believe you have done something wrong: guilt about/at/over She had a sense of guilt about the way she’d behaved. Sometimes I felt little pangs of guilt (=feelings of guilt that last a short time).THESAURUSshame – the feeling of strong guilt and embarrassment that you have after doing something that is wrong: I had failed to help them, and I was filled with shame.remorse/contrition – a strong feeling of being sorry for doing something bad. Contrition sounds more formal or literary than remorse: If he really feels remorse for his crimes, then he would stop stealing.self-reproach – the feeling of being angry or upset with yourself for doing something wrong: After screaming at his family, he was filled with self-reproach.compunction/compunctions – feelings of guilt or feelings that what you are doing is wrong. Compunctions is almost always used in the negative: The judge said she had no compunctions about sending Rivers to jail.conscience – the set of feelings that tell you whether what you are doing is morally right or wrong: My conscience wouldn’t allow me to lie to her.2law the fact of having broken an official law or moral rule OPP innocence: He made no attempt to deny his guilt.3a guilt trip informal a feeling of guilt about something, when this is unreasonable: I wish my parents would stop laying a guilt trip on me (=stop trying to make me feel guilty) about not going to college.4the state of being responsible for something bad that has happened: Most of the guilt for failure lies with him. [Origin: Old English gylt] noun | verb guiltguilt2 verb VERB TABLEguilt |
| Present | I, you, we, they | guilt | | he, she, it | guilts | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | guilted | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have guilted | | he, she, it | has guilted | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had guilted | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will guilt | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have guilted |
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| Present | I | am guilting | | he, she, it | is guilting | | you, we, they | are guilting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was guilting | | you, we, they | were guilting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been guilting | | he, she, it | has been guilting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been guilting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be guilting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been guilting |
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