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- US Pronunciation
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- [gilt]
- /gɪlt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [gilt]
- /gɪlt/
Definitions of guilts word
- noun guilts 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 guilts a feeling of responsibility or remorse for some offense, crime, wrong, etc., whether real or imagined. 1
- noun guilts conduct involving the commission of such crimes, wrongs, etc.: to live a life of guilt. 1
- verb with object guilts 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 guilts Third-person singular simple present indicative form of guilt. 1
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Origin of guilts
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 Guilts
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
guilts 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
guilts usage trend in Literature
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