1
as in remorse
a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing
he was wracked with guilt after he accidentally broke his sister's antique grandfather clock
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as in blame
responsibility for wrongdoing or failure
the chief financial officer was saddled with the guilt for the company's failure
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Recent Examples of guilt
The appeals court disagreed, saying that the informant was critical to the jury's determination of guilt and that the prosecution violated Holberg's due process rights by hiding information that, according to a landmark U.S. Supreme court ruling called the Brady doctrine, must be disclosed.
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CBS News, 12 Mar. 2025
Exercising at the gym came with the guilt of looking unflattering to other gymgoers.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 11 Mar. 2025
Others, like Gary Shteyngart’s Our Country Friends, try and fail to make light of it; his satire of liberal elites sheltering in the Hudson Valley came too soon and was too burdened by its characters’ guilt at the relative ease of their experience.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025
So part of me was battling those emotions, as opposed to the guilt and the shame and the embarrassment.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
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CBS News, 12 Mar. 2025
Exercising at the gym came with the guilt of looking unflattering to other gymgoers.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 11 Mar. 2025
Others, like Gary Shteyngart’s Our Country Friends, try and fail to make light of it; his satire of liberal elites sheltering in the Hudson Valley came too soon and was too burdened by its characters’ guilt at the relative ease of their experience.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025
So part of me was battling those emotions, as opposed to the guilt and the shame and the embarrassment.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guilt
Noun
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Go hard against the legal system, sure, but show remorse for the injured party.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
17 Mar. 2025
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Pattinson’s performance makes this horrifying lack of remorse legible.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Ever since the party managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in last year’s presidential race, Democratic leaders and key influencers have reverted to the circular firing squads of blame to which losing campaigns inevitably return.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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But to place the blame on the airframe and not the government's decisions on how to use it seems misplaced.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Bernstein and von Karajan, Danish continues, exemplify this duality, engaging openly with universal human issues like ambition, mortality, regret, and reconciliation. Music, central to both conductors' lives, plays a significant role in Last Call.—
Court Stroud,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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In Regretting You, a shocking car wreck takes the lives of two family members, unlocking a series of secrets, lies and regrets.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Even when confronted by Hector's niece Angela (Camila Rodriguez) the subject of his culpability doesn't come up.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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While Richard Leeds engaged in deliberate concealment, the court’s decision underscores the importance of individual culpability when assessing penalties.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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My enemies, including Dalen, The self-checkout-monitor guy, Laugh me to shame.—
Ian Frazier,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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That’s a shame, because egg farming is particularly cruel to animals.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Guilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guilt. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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