guilty

English

Etymology

From Middle English gilty, gulty, from Old English gyltiġ (“offending, guilty”), equivalent to guilt +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

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• (US) IPA: /ˈɡɪl.ti/
• Rhymes: -ɪlti

Adjective

guilty (comparative guiltier, superlative guiltiest)

1. Responsible for a dishonest act.

   He was guilty of cheating at cards.

2. (law) Judged to have committed a crime.

   The guilty man was led away.

3. Having a sense of guilt

   Do you have a guilty conscience?

4. Blameworthy.

   I have a guilty secret.

Antonyms

• not guilty
• innocent

Related terms

• guilty as sin

Translations

responsible for a dishonest act

Arabic: مذنب (ar) (mudhanib) Chinese: Mandarin: 有罪 (zh) (yǒuzuì) Czech: vinen (cs) m., vinný (cs) m. Finnish: syyllinen (fi) French: coupable (fr) German: schuldig (de) Hungarian: bűnös (hu)

Italian: colpevole (it) Japanese: 有罪の (ja) (ゆうざいの, yūzai-no) Luxembourgish: schëlleg (lb) Portuguese: culpado (pt) m. Russian: виновный (ru) (vinóvnyj), виноватый (ru) (vinovátyj) Spanish: culpable (es) Turkish: suçlu (tr)

judged to have committed a crime

Finnish: syyllinen (fi) French: coupable (fr) m. and f. German: schuldig (de), (Switzerland) fehlbar (de) Hungarian: bűnös (hu) Polish: winny (pl) m.

Portuguese: culpado (pt) m. Russian: виновный (ru) (vinóvnyj) Spanish: culpable (es) Turkish: suçlu (tr)

having a sense of guilt

Finnish: syyllinen (fi) German: schuldbewusst (de) Japanese: 有罪の (ja) (ゆうざいの, yūzai-no)

Portuguese: culpado (pt) Russian: виноватый (ru) (vinovátyj)

blameworthy

Finnish: likainen (fi), ruma (fi)

German: schuldig (de), tadelnswert (de), tadelnswürdig (de)

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Hebrew: חיב (he) (khayav) m.

Noun

guilty (plural guilties)

1. (law) A plea by a defendant who does not contest a charge.
2. (law) A verdict of a judge or jury on a defendant judged to have committed a crime.