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guilt

Noun feminine CEFR B1 Frequent
ɡɪlt

Definitions

  1. fault
  2. Responsibility for wrongdoing.
    uncountable, usually
  3. The state of having been found guilty or admitted guilt in legal proceedings.
    uncountable, usually
  4. blame
  5. Regret for having done wrong.
    uncountable, usually
  6. third-person singular present indicative
  7. second-person singular imperative

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Examples

“Appropriate guilt is experienced when we actually do something objectively wrong—for example, exploit another, betray a trust⟳, and so on. […] Inappropriate guilt occurs from believing a lie⟳ and is resolved by an application of the truth.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

guilt complex guilt lane guilt offering guilt trip guilt-ridden guilt-trip

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