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- [gilt]
- /gɪlt/
- /ɡɪlt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gilt]
- /gɪlt/
Definitions of guilt word
- noun guilt the fact or state of having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; culpability: He admitted his guilt. 1
- noun guilt a feeling of responsibility or remorse for some offense, crime, wrong, etc., whether real or imagined. 1
- noun guilt conduct involving the commission of such crimes, wrongs, etc.: to live a life of guilt. 1
- verb with object guilt to cause to feel guilty (often followed by out or into): She totally guilted me out, dude. He guilted me into picking up the tab. See also guilt-trip. 1
- noun guilt The fact of having committed a specified or implied offense or crime. 1
- noun guilt of conscience 1
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Origin of guilt
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English gilt, Old English gylt offense
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Guilt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
guilt popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
guilt usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for guilt
noun guilt
- culpability — guilt or blame that is deserved; blameworthiness.
- disgrace — the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: the disgrace of criminals.
- regret — to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.): He no sooner spoke than he regretted it.
- indiscretion — lack of discretion; imprudence.
- liability — liabilities. moneys owed; debts or pecuniary obligations (opposed to assets). Accounting. liabilities as detailed on a balance sheet, especially in relation to assets and capital.
Antonyms for guilt
noun guilt
- happiness — the quality or state of being happy.
- satisfaction — an act of satisfying; fulfillment; gratification.
- behavior — People's or animals' behavior is the way that they behave. You can refer to a typical and repeated way of behaving as a behavior.
- manners — mainour.
- obedience — the state or quality of being obedient.
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