guilted

guilt

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Transcription

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

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

Definitions of guilted word

noun guilted 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 guilted a feeling of responsibility or remorse for some offense, crime, wrong, etc., whether real or imagined. 1
noun guilted conduct involving the commission of such crimes, wrongs, etc.: to live a life of guilt. 1
verb with object guilted 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
verb guilted simple past tense and past participle of guilt. 0

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Origin of guilted

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English gilt, Old English gylt offense

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Parts of speech for Guilted

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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guilted 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.

According to our data about 57% 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.

guilted usage trend in Literature

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