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Meaning of guilt | Babel Free

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

Equivalents

Afrikaans skuld
العربية إِثْم الذنب جرم خطء ذنب ندم
Беларуская віна
Български вина
Bosanski krivda
Català culpa culpabilitat penediment
Čeština vina
Cymraeg euogrwydd
Dansk skyld
Deutsch Schuld Schuldgefühl
Ελληνικά ενοχή τύψη
Esperanto kulpo
Español culpa culpabilidad hacer sentir culpable remordimiento
Eesti suu
فارسی پشیمانی جرم گناه
Suomi syyllisyydentunne syyllisyys
Français culpabilité sentiment de culpabilité
Gaeilge ciontacht
Galego culpa
עברית אשמה
हिन्दी अपराध आत्मग्लानि क़सूर
Hrvatski krivda
Magyar bűn bűntudat
Հայերեն մեղավորություն մեղք
Bahasa Indonesia kesalahan
Italiano colpa colpevolezza senso di colpa
日本語 有罪 罪悪感 責任
ქართული ბრალი
한국어 범죄 유죄 죄 죄책감
Kurdî bûn bûn sûc wîna جرم
Latina crīmen culpa
Latviešu vaina vainība vainīgums
Te Reo Māori kaniawhea
Македонски вина
മലയാളം കുറ്റബോധം
Bahasa Melayu bersalah
Malti dnub
Nederlands schuld schuldgevoel
Polski wina
Português culpa
Română păcat vina
Русский вина виновность прови́нность чу́вство вины́
Slovenščina krivda
Shqip faj
Српски krivda
Svenska skuld skuldkänsla
Kiswahili hatia
தமிழ் குற்ற உணர்ச்சி குற்ற உணர்வு குற்றம்
Тоҷикӣ гуноҳ
ไทย ความรู้สึกผิด ตราบาป
Tagalog kasalanan
Türkçe suç
Українська вина прови́на
اردو اپرادھ قُصُور
Oʻzbekcha gunoh
Tiếng Việt loi lỗi lầm tội lỗi

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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