guilt
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
guilts
plural
guilts
Britannica Dictionary definition of GUILT
1
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responsibility for a crime or for doing something bad or wrong
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opposite innocence
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The jury determines the defendant's guilt or innocence.
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an admission of guilt
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His guilt in the matter was indisputable.
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It was clear that the guilt lay with him.
2
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a bad feeling caused by knowing or thinking that you have done something bad or wrong
[noncount]
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I was overwhelmed by feelings of guilt. [=shame]
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a strong sense of guilt
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She feels guilt over something that happened before she was born!
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guilt-ridden people [=people who feel a lot of guilt]
[count]
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our secret guilts and insecurities
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He's not entirely to blame, but he's not guiltless [=innocent], either.
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a guiltless pleasure [=a pleasure that does not make you feel guilty]
