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guilty

guilt·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [gil-tee]
    • /ˈgɪl ti/
    • /ˈɡɪlti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gil-tee]
    • /ˈgɪl ti/

Definitions of guilty word

  • adjective guilty having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty; culpable: The jury found her guilty of murder. 1
  • adjective guilty characterized by, connected with, or involving guilt: guilty intent. 1
  • adjective guilty having or showing a sense of guilt, whether real or imagined: a guilty conscience. 1
  • noun guilty Culpable of or responsible for a specified wrongdoing. 1
  • adjective guilty convicted of a crime 1
  • adjective guilty culpable 1

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Origin of guilty

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English gyltig. See guilt, -y1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Guilty

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

guilty popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% 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".

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Synonyms for guilty

adj guilty

  • responsible — answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management (often followed by to or for): He is responsible to the president for his decisions.
  • wrong — not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
  • liable — legally responsible: You are liable for the damage caused by your action.
  • culpable — If someone or their conduct is culpable, they are responsible for something wrong or bad that has happened.
  • sorry — feeling regret, compunction, sympathy, pity, etc.: to be sorry to leave one's friends; to be sorry for a remark; to be sorry for someone in trouble.

adjective guilty

  • at fault — If someone or something is at fault, they are to blame or are responsible for a particular situation that has gone wrong.
  • blameworthy — deserving disapproval or censure
  • accusable — having liability to be blamed or accused
  • erring — Be mistaken or incorrect; make a mistake.
  • evil — Profoundly immoral and malevolent.

Antonyms for guilty

adj guilty

  • immune — protected from a disease or the like, as by inoculation.
  • irresponsible — said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
  • guiltless — free from guilt; innocent.
  • moral — of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical: moral attitudes.
  • truthful — telling the truth, especially habitually: a truthful person.

adjective guilty

  • unashamed — not ashamed; not restrained by embarrassment or consciousness of moral guilt: a liar unashamed even after public disgrace.

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