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   Guilt

   /ɡilt/

   

   noun

   • 1. the fact of having committed a specified or implied offense or crime: "it is the duty of the prosecution to prove the prisoner's guilt" Similar culpabilityguiltinessblameworthinesswrongdoingwrongwrongfulnesscriminalityunlawfulnessmisconductdelinquencysinsinfulnessiniquityresponsibilityaccountabilityliabilityanswerabilityOpposite innocence
   • ▪ a feeling of having done wrong or failed in an obligation: "he remembered with sudden guilt the letter from his mother that he had not yet read" Similar self-reproachself-accusationself-condemnationfeelings of guiltguiltinessa guilty consciencea bad consciencepangs of conscienceremorseremorsefulnessregretcontritioncontritenessrepentancepenitencecompunctionshamedisgracedishonorarchaic:rueOpposite shamelessness

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) feel guilty, especially in order to induce them to do something: informal "Celeste had been guilted into going by her parents"

   Word Origin Old Englishgylt, of unknown origin.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › guiltGUILT - 38 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

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   Synonyms and antonyms of guilt in English. guilt. noun. These are words and phrases related to guilt. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of guilt. The prosecuting attorney tried to establish the suspect's guilt. Synonyms. guiltiness. guilty conduct. criminality. culpability. wrongdoing. misconduct.

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   Another way to say Guilt? Synonyms for Guilt (other words and phrases for Guilt).

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   Synonyms for GUILT: guiltiness, blame, culpability, fault, crime, criminality, offense, liability, dereliction, delinquency; Antonyms for GUILT: innocence, inculpability, innocence, freedom from fault, blamelessness.

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   3 days ago · Synonyms for GUILT in English: shame, regret, remorse, contrition, guilty conscience, bad conscience, self-reproach, self-condemnation, guiltiness, culpability, ….

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   You experience guilt when you feel bad about doing something wrong or committing some offense. Guilt is also the state of having committed the offense — it's the opposite of "innocence."

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   Sense: Noun: feeling of remorse. Synonyms: remorse, shame, regret, contrition, repentance, rue (literary), ruefulness, self-reproach, guilty feelings, mortification. Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement. Recent forum discussions about thesaurus entries: