guilt
/ɡɪlt/
nounverb
Responsibility for wrongdoing.
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Noun 3 meanings
Responsibility for wrongdoing.
The state of having been found guilty or admitted guilt in legal proceedings.
Regret for having done wrong.
Verb 1 meaning
To cause someone to feel guilt, particularly in order to influence their behaviour.
“He didn't want to do it, but his wife guilted him into it.”
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Middle English gilt, gult, from Old English gylt (“guilt, sin, offense, crime, fault”), of obscure origin.
Similar and opposite words
Similar
guiltinessremorseagenbiterueruthcompunctioncontritionpenitence
Opposite
innocenceblamelessnesscleannessinculpabilityinnocencyguiltlessness
GUILT at a glance
GUILT has 5 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (G 2 + U 1 + I 1 + L 1 + T 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,699 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with guilt
All rhymes- BUILT7
- TILT4
- REBUILT9
- QUILT14
- WILT7
- SPOILT8
- GILT5
- SILT4
- SPILT7
- HILT7
- KILT8
- MILT6
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