guilt

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.2.1 Homophones 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 See also 1.4 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

Old English gylt

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• IPA: /gilt/
• Rhymes: -ɪlt

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• gilt

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guilt (uncountable)

1. Responsibility for wrongdoing.

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• innocence

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• guilty

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• regret
• remorse

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to guilt (third-person singular simple present guilts, present participle guilting, simple past and past participle guilted)

1. To motivate someone with guilt.

   He didn't want to do it, but his wife guilted him into it.