guilt
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/ɡɪlt/
🇬🇧
/ɡɪlt/
noun
C1
The bad feeling you have when you know you did something wrong.
She felt guilt after telling a lie.
C1
The fact that someone broke the law.
The court found him guilty, and his guilt was clear.
C1
Blame for doing something wrong or causing something bad.
The guilt for the mistake was shared by the team.
translation
The bad feeling you have when you know you did something wrong.; The fact that someone broke the law.; Blame for doing something wrong or causing something bad.
Word Forms
Plural
guilts