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BNC: 3827 COCA: 3628

guilt

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
guilt /ˈgɪlt/ noun
plural guilts
guilt
/ˈgɪlt/
noun
plural guilts
Learner's definition of GUILT
1 
[noncount] : responsibility for a crime or for doing something bad or wrong罪行；罪责；过失
— opposite innocence
2 
: a bad feeling caused by knowing or thinking that you have done something bad or wrong内疚；愧疚；不安
[noncount]
[count]

— guiltless

/ˈgɪltləs/ adjective [more guiltless; most guiltless]
BNC: 3827 COCA: 3628

guilt

1 of 2

noun

ˈgilt How to pronounce guilt (audio)
1
: the fact of having committed a breach of conduct especially violating law and involving a penalty
A jury will determine the defendant's guilt or innocence.
broadly : guilty conduct
2
a
: the state of one who has committed an offense especially consciously
His guilt was written in his face.
b
: feelings of deserving blame especially for imagined offenses or from a sense of inadequacy : self-reproach
3
: a feeling of deserving blame for offenses
Wracked by guilt, he confessed his affairs.

guilt

2 of 2

verb

guilted; guilting; guilts

transitive verb

: to cause (someone) to feel guilty
Don't listen to Mommy. She's trying to guilt you. Gary Shteyngart
: to persuade (someone) to do something by causing feelings of guilt
… guilting her to eat her own green beans because "there are starving children in Africa." Katie Boerema
—often followed by into
A far stronger compulsion is created when people think they're being watched, as a mildly impressive 86 percent of people were guilted into washing their hands in one study. Steve Lipsher

Synonyms

Noun

Example Sentences

Noun The jury determines the defendant's guilt or innocence. His guilt in the matter was indisputable. It was clear that the guilt lay with him. a strong sense of guilt She feels guilt over something that happened before she was born! our secret guilts and insecurities See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Prosecutors say the two different pleas are necessary because there will be two phases if the case goes to trial: a guilt phase, and if he is found guilty, a second phase to determine whether Jimenez was legally insane at the time of the crime. Fox News, 7 Sep. 2022 The loss of predictability and stability, of our physical workplaces and in-person connection with co-workers, of rubbing elbows with strangers at concerts without fear or guilt, of opportunities and experiences. Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022 Peta Murgatroyd is dealing with some working mom guilt. Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2022 Some children experience phobias and anxiety, while others suffer from survivors’ guilt, said Tom Brant, a former school psychologist who helped Newtown, Conn., students adjust to school following the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary. Elizabeth Findell, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2022 Cobb police officers and U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents investigated the slaying and used cellphone records, tower data, surveillance video and cellphone extraction evidence to prove Vasquez’s guilt, Broady said. Matt Bruce, ajc, 1 Sep. 2022 As for the locals’ hesitation to discuss the murder, their reticence seems less about collective guilt than reluctance to revisit family disgrace. Suzanne Berne, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 London's unrelenting ambition and rivalry with Drew began with her desire to impress her father, while Drew still carries guilt over his mom's death. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 Aug. 2022 So, don't tell me that the fact they weren't prosecuted means they are absolved of any guilt. Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 25 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, delinquency, guilt, from Old English gylt delinquency

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1971, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of guilt was before the 12th century

Phrases Containing guilt
BNC: 3827 COCA: 3628
guilt

noun¹

 1feeling感覺ADJECTIVE | ... OF GUILT | VERB + GUILT | GUILT + VERB | GUILT + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤➤intense, overwhelming, terrible, tremendous強烈的／無法抗拒的／可怕的／極度的負罪感➤lingering揮之不去的負罪感➤sexual性犯罪（意識）➤Catholic, Jewish, etc.天主教徒、猶太人等的負罪感➤liberal, middle-class, white (all disapproving) 自由主義者的／中產階級的／白人的負罪感◇These actions are merely intended to assuage white liberal guilt.這些舉動只是為減輕白人自由主義的負罪感而已。➤collective, personal集體的／個人的負罪感◇They feel a sense of collective guilt for the Holocaust.他們對納粹大屠殺都有一種集體負罪感。➤survivor幸存者的負罪感... OF GUILT➤pang, twinge一陣內疚VERB + GUILT➤bear, carry懷有內疚；承受負罪感◇It helped him bear the guilt he felt.這有助於他承受負罪感。➤be consumed with, be driven by, be haunted by, be overwhelmed with, be racked with, experience, feel, suffer被內疚吞噬；受負罪感驅使；內疚感揮之不去；被負罪感壓垮；受負罪感困擾；經受負罪感；感到良心不安；承受良心不安◇I knew that the next day I would be consumed with guilt.我知道第二天我會充滿負罪感。◇You needn't feel any guilt about me.你用不着因為我而內疚。➤alleviate, assuage, ease減輕內疚感◇Talking to her helped to assuage my guilt.和她交談減輕了我的負罪感。GUILT + VERB➤overwhelm sb, wash over sb負罪感把某人壓垮／突然向某人襲來▸➤consume sb, weigh down on sb, weigh on sb負罪感吞噬某人；內疚感壓在某人心頭GUILT + NOUN➤complex負疚情結▸➤feelings負罪感➤trip (= things you say in order to make sb feel guilty about sth) 讓人內疚的責備◇She was trying to lay a guilt trip on me.她想方設法說些讓我感到內疚的話。PREPOSITION➤guilt about, guilt at, guilt over對於⋯的負罪感◇He had no feelings of guilt over what he had done.他對自己的所作所為毫不感到內疚。PHRASES➤a burden of guilt負罪感◇the burden of guilt that she carried with her她所承受的良心譴責➤a feeling of guilt, a sense of guilt罪惡感
guilt

noun²

 2fact of having broken a law/done sth wrong犯罪；做錯事VERB + GUILT | GUILT + VERB | PHRASES VERB + GUILT➤admit, confess認罪；坦白罪行➤deny否認犯罪◇Many of the accused would deny their guilt to the magistrates.許多被告會在地方法官面前否認自己有罪。➤determine, establish, prove定罪；確定有罪；證明有罪◇It might be difficult to prove his guilt.要證明他的罪行可能很難。GUILT + VERB➤lie罪在⋯◇There is no doubt as to where the guilt lies.罪責在哪一方面是毫無疑問的。PHRASES➤an admission of guilt承認有錯◇I took his silence as an admission of guilt.我認為他沉默就是承認自己有錯。➤proof of guilt罪證

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