What does guilt mean?
Definitions for guilt
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Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word guilt.
Princeton's WordNet
guilt, guiltiness(noun)
the state of having committed an offense
guilt, guilty conscience, guilt feelings, guilt trip(noun)
remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense
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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
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.]
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.]
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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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Nouns Frequency
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
A life is a game in which anyone can make loads of money by doing things without guilt & shame, but a person can make own name only by being different and that means often punishment from the people.
Many people weigh the guilt they will feel against the pleasure of the forbidden action they want to take.
Because first of all, the first criminal trial, the jury deadlocked. Secondly, it's a very high burden of proof. Guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
The officer will have his day in court, and I have faith that the judicial system will properly determine guilt or innocence.
Those having no conscious of guilt after the imposition of cruelty and brutality, have no claim to the biblical gospels as set forth in Christianity; for they ordain the necessity, to cloth, feed, and shelter the despondent.
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- جرم, ذنب, خطء, إثمArabic
- ғәйеп, яуаплылыҡBashkir
- винаBulgarian
- culpa, culpabilitatCatalan, Valencian
- vinaCzech
- euogrwyddWelsh
- skyldDanish
- Schuldgefühl, SchuldGerman
- ενοχήGreek
- culpa, culpabilidadSpanish
- süüEstonian
- جرمPersian
- syyllisyys, syyllisyydentunneFinnish
- sentiment de culpabilité, culpabilitéFrench
- skuldWestern Frisian
- ciontachtIrish
- אַשְׁמָהHebrew
- अपराध, क़सूरHindi
- bűn, bűntudatHungarian
- մեղք, մեղավորություն, մեղքի զգացումArmenian
- kesalahanIndonesian
- colpa, colpevolezza, senso di colpaItalian
- 罪悪感, 有罪Japanese
- ბრალიGeorgian
- 죄Korean
- culpaLatin
- vainīgums, vaina, vainībaLatvian
- കുറ്റബോധംMalayalam
- гэмMongolian
- bersalahMalay
- schuldig, schuld, schuldgevoelDutch
- skyldNorwegian
- poczucie winy, winaPolish
- culpaPortuguese
- păcat, vinăRomanian
- виновность, вина, чувство виныRussian
- кривица, кривња, krivica, krívnjaSerbo-Croatian
- vinaSlovak
- krivdaSlovene
- fajAlbanian
- skuld, skuldkänslaSwedish
- hatiaSwahili
- అపరాధభావనTelugu
- ความรู้สึกผิด, ตราบาปThai
- kasalananTagalog
- suçTurkish
- винаUkrainian
- اپرادھUrdu
- điều sai quấyVietnamese
- שולדYiddish
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