bloodguilt

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Noun
  • Yet this book is written more in sorrow than in anger.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
  • Late in the picture, a display of kindness from the elderly Catalan woman Lucila looks after introduces an unexpected reciprocity of care — even with those unfamiliar with her sorrows and the intricacies of her cultural background.
    Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • The prospect filled me with surprising sadness.
    Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • The bittersweet tale infused with humor and sadness chimed with the Cannes audience.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • The film explores themes of power and coming of age in a corrupt society, with campus culture wars and climate grief at its center.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 May 2026
  • There have been so many films about grief and people losing somebody.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • Interfering with a fawn is discouraged; observe from a distance and contact wildlife professionals only if the fawn shows signs of injury, distress, or the mother's prolonged absence.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • There is tap-dancing, a wall that resembles the night sky, a prop headband that resembles a Plumbob, and the discovery that every actor onstage can imitate the animation a Sim does while in distress.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Annah’s resulting anguish is so uncomfortable for the others, that Ibrahim and Jacques practically come to blows.
    Alissa Simon, Variety, 16 May 2026
  • Yet masculinism also functions as a perpetual-motion machine of grievance, an inarticulate howl of anguish at the status quo—whatever that currently is.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
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“Bloodguilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodguilt. Accessed 19 May. 2026.

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