Definitions for guilt
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Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. guilt, guiltiness(noun)

   the state of having committed an offense

2. guilt, guilty conscience, guilt feelings, guilt trip(noun)

   remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense

GCIDE(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Guilt(n.)

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

   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.]

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Guilt(verb)

   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

   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.]

2. Guilt(verb)

   exposure to any legal penalty or forfeiture

   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.]

Freebase(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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. guilt

   The guilt symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the guilt symbol and its characteristic.

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

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

How to pronounce guilt?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Livy:

   Men?s minds are generally ingenious in palliating guilt in themselves.

2. Nikki Haley:

   I will tell you that is proof to me that all of the issues that we’re fighting for the Venezuelan people — all of the wrongs that we see — the fact that the government would go so far as to try and get people not to show up to a meeting is guilt.

3. Judge Eric Leach:

   The identity of victim is irrelevant to his guilt.

4. Adriana Betisor:

   He has pleaded not guilty, but his guilt is clear ... Investigations will continue in other areas.

5. Wuer Kaixi:

   So I have to live with this survivors guilt ... but I will try to make the dream of those who fell 30 years ago come true sooner.

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