What does guilt mean?
Definitions for guilt
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Princeton's WordNet
guilt, guiltinessnoun
the state of having committed an offense
guilt, guilty conscience, guilt feelings, guilt tripnoun
remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense
GCIDE
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
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.
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Webster Dictionary
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
Guiltverb
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.]
Wikidata
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
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.]
Guilt
gilt, p.adj. (Spens.) gilded.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
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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Rank popularity for the word 'guilt' in Nouns Frequency: #2024
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of guilt in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of guilt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of guilt in a Sentence
In these circumstances, the accused must have foreseen and, therefore, did foresee that whoever was behind the toilet door might die but reconciled himself to that even occurring and gambled with that person's life, the identity of his victim is irrelevant to his guilt.
If we are experiencing guilt and shame with food, we could have the most nutrient-dense meal plan in the world, and it's not going to be beneficial because of that guilt and shame... and the psychological effects of dieting and restricting.
I'm suffering from guilt. It's a new feeling, and I have it all the time, it's hard. My brain is split, my attention is going in so many directions at once.
It’s not a question of guilt or innocence, they want to make it a Kurdish area for themselves.
The conduct described in the report constitutes multiple crimes of obstruction of justice, its supported by evidence of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. And Im confident that if anyone other than a sitting president committed this conduct, that person would be charged with crimes.
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- خطء, إثم, جرم, ذنبArabic
- яуаплылыҡ, ғәйепBashkir
- винаBulgarian
- culpa, culpabilitatCatalan, Valencian
- vinaCzech
- euogrwyddWelsh
- skyldDanish
- Schuld, SchuldgefühlGerman
- ενοχήGreek
- culpabilidad, culpaSpanish
- süüEstonian
- جرمPersian
- syyllisyys, syyllisyydentunneFinnish
- culpabilité, sentiment de culpabilitéFrench
- skuldWestern Frisian
- ciontachtIrish
- אַשְׁמָהHebrew
- अपराध, क़सूरHindi
- bűntudat, bűnHungarian
- մեղավորություն, մեղքի զգացում, մեղքArmenian
- kesalahanIndonesian
- senso di colpa, colpevolezza, colpaItalian
- 有罪, 罪悪感Japanese
- ბრალიGeorgian
- 죄Korean
- culpaLatin
- vainība, vainīgums, vainaLatvian
- കുറ്റബോധംMalayalam
- гэмMongolian
- bersalahMalay
- schuldig, schuldgevoel, schuldDutch
- skyldNorwegian
- wina, poczucie winyPolish
- culpaPortuguese
- păcat, vinăRomanian
- виновность, вина, чувство виныRussian
- кривња, кривица, krivica, krívnjaSerbo-Croatian
- vinaSlovak
- krivdaSlovene
- fajAlbanian
- skuld, skuldkänslaSwedish
- hatiaSwahili
- అపరాధభావనTelugu
- ตราบาป, ความรู้สึกผิดThai
- kasalananTagalog
- suçTurkish
- винаUkrainian
- اپرادھUrdu
- điều sai quấyVietnamese
- שולדYiddish
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