All guilt synonyms

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.
• shame — the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
• remorse — deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction.
• stigma — a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation.
• responsibility — the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management.
• sin — the 12th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
• malfeasance — the performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified, harmful, or contrary to law; wrongdoing (used especially of an act in violation of a public trust). Compare misfeasance (def 2), nonfeasance.
• misbehavior — improper, inappropriate, or bad behavior.
• dereliction — If a building or a piece of land is in a state of dereliction, it is deserted or abandoned.
• slip — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
• offense — a violation or breaking of a social or moral rule; transgression; sin.
• misconduct — improper conduct; wrong behavior.
• wickedness — the quality or state of being wicked.
• onus — a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
• penitence — the state of being penitent; regret for one's wrongdoing or sinning; contrition; repentance.
• dishonor — lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
• crime — A crime is an illegal action or activity for which a person can be punished by law.
• misstep — a wrong step.
• infamy — extremely bad reputation, public reproach, or strong condemnation as the result of a shameful, criminal, or outrageous act: a time that will live in infamy.
• solecism — a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as unflammable and they was.
• contrition — deeply felt remorse; penitence
• wrong — not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
• delinquency — Delinquency is criminal behaviour, especially that of young people.
• iniquity — gross injustice or wickedness.
• fault — a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
• lapse — an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice.
• failing — Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: Their app update is a massive fail. the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: His online post is full of fail. a person who fails in this way.
• transgression — an act of transgressing; violation of a law, command, etc.; sin.
• malpractice — Law. failure of a professional person, as a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, especially when injury or loss follows.
• self-condemnation — the act of condemning.
• answerability — liable to be asked to give account; responsible: He is answerable to a committee for all his decisions.
• blameworthy — deserving disapproval or censure
• sinfulness — characterized by, guilty of, or full of sin; wicked: a sinful life.
• criminality — the state or quality of being criminal
• self-reproach — blame or censure by one's own conscience.
• malefaction — an evil deed; crime; wrongdoing.
• peccable — liable to sin or error.
• blame — If you blame a person or thing for something bad, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it.
• guiltiness — 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.
• dishonour — lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
• error — A mistake.
• conscience — Conscience is doing what you believe is right even though it might be unpopular, difficult, or dangerous.
• contriteness — caused by or showing sincere remorse.
• compunction — If you say that someone has no compunction about doing something, you mean that they do it without feeling ashamed or guilty.