guilt
[ɡɪlt]
Definition:
1. The state of having committed an offense.
2. Remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offence.
'guilt' example sentence:
- He was shocked into a confession of guilt.
- Some cancer patients experience strong feelings of guilt.
- Her behaviour is tied up with her feelings of guilt.
- The associative guilt was ingrained in his soul.
- Stop laying a guilt trip on me.
- He refused to admit his guilt.
- He stoutly denied his guilt.
- Guilt was written all over his face.
- She was ridden with guilt.
- She wanted some admission of guilt from her father.
- His creative drive has been strangled by his sense of political guilt.
- Her emotions had ranged from anger to guilt in the space of a few seconds.
- Feelings of guilt seared him.
- Many survivors were left with a sense of guilt.
- For a moment she felt a pang of guilt about the way she was treating him.
- She had feelings of guilt about leaving her children and going to work.
- Love and guilt form the substance of his new book.
- Nothing could purge the guilt from her mind.
- For years she was haunted by guilt.
- He had a chance to confess and expiate his guilt.
- The trial is concerned only with the determination of guilt according to criminal law.
- She was overwhelmed by feelings of guilt.
- The investigation will try to find out where the guilt for the disaster really lies.
- She was pierced to the heart with guilt.
- In the first week of January, thousands of guilt-ridden people signed up for fitness courses or embarked on diets.
- His guilt was proved beyond all doubt by the prosecution.
- Carolyn was consumed with guilt.
- The company's silence on the subject has been taken as an admission of guilt.
- We must presume innocence until we have proof of guilt.
- Her disappearance and death would give proof enough of Charles' guilt.
- They feel shame and guilt as though it is their fault.
- The burden of guilt weighed heavily on his mind.
- He is weighed down with guilt.
- A feeling of guilt began to stir in her.
- We have abundant evidence to prove his guilt.
- We're so laden with guilt.
- New evidence has cast doubt on the guilt of the man jailed for the crime.
- The defendants decide to admit their guilt, but insist that there are extenuating circumstances.
- When your child is struggling for life, you feel this overwhelming sense of guilt.
- Guilt is the secret weapon for the control of children.