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, guiltinessnoun
the state of having committed an offense
guilt, guilty conscience, guilt feelings, guilt tripnoun
remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense
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Guiltnoun
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
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
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.]
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.]
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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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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
Yes, I want to go on vacation. Yes, I like nice clothes. Yes, I'm going to spend on these things guilt-free. I'm also going to invest, save, and make sure I can cover my rent.
We are telling everyone, see mom virtually today, as much as you feel guilt on the front end for not seeing her, it's better than feeling guilt on the back end over the possibility you were carrying Covid-19 and you give it to mom or grandma, and the consequences were they got sick, or worse, it was fatal.
Tradition because people think, 'This is the way it's always been done, and there is no other way to do it,' and guilt because people feel they have to buy more and more things that nobody really needs.
His guilt has been established beyond any reasonable doubt.
Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt.
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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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