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guilt
CEFRB1
/ɡɪlt/
noun · verb
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In plain English
- 01
noun
The unhappy feeling of having done something wrong.
- 02
noun
Extra detailRegret for having done wrong.
Examples
She had feelings of guilt about leaving her children and going to work.
The fingerprints on the knife attest to her guilt.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsThe state of having been found guilty or admitted guilt in legal proceedings.
Responsibility for wrongdoing.
verb
Extra meaningTo commit offenses; act criminally.
More examples
In contextEverything points to his guilt.
He didn't want to do it, but his wife guilted him into it.
Shame based parents would have guilted him for expressing anger.
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Origin
noun
From Middle English gilt, gult, from Old English gylt (“guilt, sin, offense, crime, fault”), of obscure origin. Possibly related with Old English ġieldan (“to pay, requite, punish”) (whence yield), from Proto-West Germanic *guldijā (whence Middle High German gülte (“debt, fee, financial duty”), Middle Low German gülde, German Gülte), from Proto-West Germanic *geldan (“to pay for”), from Proto-Germanic *geldaną (“to pay”). However, neither the Old English stem form nor its ending -t (instead of -d) fit the continental form.