guilt

  • 31guilt — [OE] Guilt is a strictly English word; no other Germanic, or indeed Indo European language has it, and it is not clear where it came from. One theory is that, like guild and yield, it comes ultimately from Germanic *gelth ‘pay’, and originally… …

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  • 32guilt — noun Etymology: Middle English, delinquency, guilt, from Old English gylt delinquency Date: before 12th century 1. the fact of having committed a breach of conduct especially violating law and involving a penalty; broadly guilty conduct 2. a. the …

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  • 33guilt — 1. noun /ɡilt/ a) Responsibility for wrongdoing. b) Awareness of having done wrong. Ant: innocence 2. verb /ɡilt/ To cause someone to feel guilt, particularly in order to influence their behaviour …

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  • 34guilt — noun 1》 the fact of having committed an offence or crime. 2》 a feeling of having done wrong or failed in an obligation. verb informal short for guilt trip. Derivatives guiltless adjective guiltlessly adverb guiltlessness noun Origin OE …

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  • 35guilt — n. 1 the fact of having committed a specified or implied offence. 2 a culpability. b the feeling of this. Phrases and idioms: guilt complex Psychol. a mental obsession with the idea of having done wrong. Etymology: OE gylt, of unkn. orig …

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  • 36Guilt (album) — Guilt Studio album by Mims Released April 7, 2009 Recorded …

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  • 37Guilt-sick — a. Made sick by consciousness of guilt. A guilt sick conscience. Beau. & Fl. Syn: guilt ridden. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 38Guilt Machine — ist ein Musikprojekt des niederländischen Musikers Arjen Lucassen. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Entstehung 2 Stil 3 Besetzung 4 Einzelnachweise …

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  • 39guilt´i|ness — guilt|y «GIHL tee», adjective, guilt|i|er, guilt|i|est. 1. having done wrong; deserving to be blamed and punished: »The jury pronounced the prisoner guilty of murder. SYNONYM(S): culpabl …

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  • 40guilt-ridden — adj. mentally anguished due to feelings of guilt[3]. Syn: guilt sick. [WordNet 1.5] …

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