guilt-trip

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gilt trip]
- /gɪlt trɪp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gilt trip]
- /gɪlt trɪp/

Definitions of guilt-trip word

verb with object guilt-trip Informal. to attempt to instill a guilt trip in; play upon the guilt feelings of. See also guilt (def 4). 1
noun guilt-trip Informal. a feeling of guilt or responsibility, especially one not justified by reality. 1
verb guilt-trip To attempt to induce a guilt trip; to cause another to feel guilt, in order to obtain favors from that person. 0

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Origin of guilt-trip

First appearance:

before 1975

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1975-80

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Parts of speech for Guilt-trip

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Guilt-trip

guilt-trip popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.