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1. (n.) guilt
the fact or state of having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, esp. against moral or penal law; culpability:
to admit one's guilt in a robbery.
2. guilt
a feeling of responsibility or remorse for some offense, crime, wrong, etc., whether real or imagined.
3. guilt
conduct involving the commission of such crimes, wrongs, etc.:
to live a life of guilt.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME gilt, OE gylt offense)
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| Definition of 'Guilt' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) guilt, guiltiness
the state of having committed an offense
2. (noun) guilt, guilty conscience, guilt feelings, guilt trip
remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense
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1. (noun) guilt
a feeling of being sorry and ashamed
the guilt she felt for accusing him of lying
2. guilt
≠ innocence
the prosecutors who tried to prove his guilt
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| Definition of 'Guilt' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) Guilt
the criminality and consequent exposure to punishment resulting from willful disobedience of law, or from morally wrong action; the state of one who has broken a moral or political law; crime; criminality; offense against right
2. (verb) Guilt
exposure to any legal penalty or forfeiture
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| Definition of 'Guilt' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Guilt
Subjective feeling of having committed an error, offense or sin; unpleasant feeling of self-criticism. These result from acts, impulses, or thoughts contrary to one's personal conscience.
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Sense: a sense of shame
a feeling of guilt.
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 Afrikaans: skuld |
 Arabic: إحساس بالذَّنْب |
 Bulgarian: вина |
 Brazilian: culpa |
 Czech: vina |
 German: die Schuld |
 Danish: skyld; skyldfølelse |
 Greek: ενοχή |
 Spanish: culpa, culpabilidad |
 Estonian: süü(tunne) |
 Farsi: گناه |
 Finnish: syyllisyydentunto |
 French: culpabilité |
 Hebrew: אַשמָה |
 Hindi: अपराध बोध |
 Croatian: osjećaj krivnje |
 Hungarian: bűntudat |
 Indonesian: rasa bersalah |
 Icelandic: sekt |
 Italian: colpa, colpevolezza |
 Japanese: 罪悪感 |
 Korean: 죄책감 |
 Lithuanian: kaltė |
 Latvian: vaina |
 Malay: rasa bersalah |
 Dutch: schuld |
 Norwegian: skyldfølelse |
 Polish: wina |
 Persian: گناه |
 Pashto: ګناه، جرم، جنايت |
 Portuguese: culpa |
 Romanian: vinovăţie |
 Russian: вина |
 Slovak: vina |
 Slovenian: krivda |
 Serbian: krivica |
 Swedish: skuld |
 Thai: ความละอายใจ |
 Turkish: suçluluk (duygusu) |
 Taiwanese: 內疚 |
 Ukrainian: провина |
 Urdu: احساس جرم |
 Vietnamese: tội lỗi |
 Chinese: 内疚 |
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