What does guilt mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. guilt, guiltinessnoun

    the state of having committed an offense

  2. guilt, guilty conscience, guilt feelings, guilt tripnoun

    remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense

GCIDE

  1. Guiltnoun

    A feeling of regret or remorse for having committed some improper act; a recognition of one's own responsibility for doing something wrong.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. GUILTnoun

    Etymology: gilt, Saxon, originally signified the fine or mulct paid for an offence, and afterward the offence itself.

    It was neither guilt of crime, nor reason of state, that could quench the envy that was upon the king for this execution. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

    When these two are taken away, the possibility of guilt, and the possibility of innocence, what restraint can the belief of the creed lay upon any man? Henry Hammond, on Fundamentals.

    Close pent up guilts
    Rive your concealing continents, and ask
    These dreadful summoners grace. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

Wikipedia

  1. Guilt

    Guilt is a song by British dubstep trio Nero. It was released as a digital download on 22 April 2011 by Chase & Status' record label, MTA Records. This song is featured on Nero's debut studio album, Welcome Reality.

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  1. guilt

    Guilt is an emotional state or feeling experienced when a person believes or realizes that they have done something wrong, committed a mistake, or violated a moral standard. This often involves a sense of regret or remorse for the actions taken.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Guiltverb

    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. Guiltverb

    exposure to any legal penalty or forfeiture

  3. Etymology: [OE. gilt, gult, AS. gylt, crime; probably originally signifying, the fine or mulct paid for an offence, and afterward the offense itself, and akin to AS. gieldan to pay, E. yield. See Yield, v. t.]

Wikidata

  1. Guilt

    Guilt is a cognitive or an emotional experience that occurs when a person realizes or believes—accurately or not—that he or she has compromised his or her own standards of conduct or has violated a moral standard, and bears significant responsibility for that violation. It is closely related to the concept of remorse.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Guilt

    gilt, n. punishable conduct: the state of having broken a law: crime: wickedness.—adv. Guilt′ily.—n. Guilt′iness.—adj. Guilt′less, free from crime: innocent.—adv. Guilt′lessly.—n. Guilt′lessness.—adj. Guilt′y, justly chargeable with a crime: wicked: pertaining to guilt.—adv. Guilt′y-like (Shak.), guiltily.—Guilty of (sometimes in B.), deserving. [Orig. a payment or fine for an offence; A.S. gylt, guilt—gildan, to pay, to atone.]

  2. Guilt

    gilt, p.adj. (Spens.) gilded.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  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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  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'guilt' in Nouns Frequency: #2024

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of guilt in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of guilt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of guilt in a Sentence

  1. Deanna Kugler Gallucci:

    My parents begged us, in a light-hearted but truly guilt-trip parenting sort of way.

  2. Christopher Petrella:

    It's not a question of guilt. It's a question of responsibility. It's a question of doing the right thing.

  3. Rotea Gilford:

    He's having difficulty with his sexuality, he's probably ashamed of what he's doing. Homosexuality has never been accepted in the black community. ... The guilt he is experiencing causes him to want to erase the acts he's committed.

  4. H.W. Mann:

    Guilt cannot change the past any more than worry can change the future

  5. Christopher Cooper:

    People obviously have very strong views on January 6, we are here to assess the innocence or guilt of one person.

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