1
as in remorse
a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing
he was wracked with guilt after he accidentally broke his sister's antique grandfather clock
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as in blame
responsibility for wrongdoing or failure
the chief financial officer was saddled with the guilt for the company's failure
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Recent Examples of guilt
And Josh, who pours his guilt into a publicity campaign to try and find his missing son.
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Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Parents juggle responsibilities and guilt.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The same goes for Ashlie Atkinson as bus controller Ruby, whose very human guilt is palpable throughout.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Freud thought that, at least for some of us, the guilt comes before the crime.
—Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for guilt
Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Parents juggle responsibilities and guilt.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The same goes for Ashlie Atkinson as bus controller Ruby, whose very human guilt is palpable throughout.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Freud thought that, at least for some of us, the guilt comes before the crime.
—Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for guilt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guilt
Noun
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Justice Christopher Beale said the substantial planning of the murders and Patterson's lack of remorse meant her sentence should be lengthy.—
Alasdair Pal,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Suarez issued an apology last Thursday, expressing deep remorse.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Peers are thriving in the very same economy that Dine’s board and management blame for their struggles.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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There was plenty of blame to go around Friday night following the Chiefs’ 27-21 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in São Paulo, Brazil.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Even Missouri Republicans are expressing a touch of regret at the thought of losing Cleaver.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Because this is a story, ultimately, of ruin and regret and things not going to plan.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But unlike the billions of other web-using inhabitants of planet Earth, the 72-year-old Canter feels an ever-so-slight twinge of culpability for all that digital junk that rockets across the internet each day.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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Naming an interstate war based on the state in which the war is fought – while omitting the name of outside instigators – implies the culpability of that state.—
Esther Brito Ruiz,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But people can get very emotional about money, experiencing feelings from scarcity and fear to greed, anxiety, shame, and guilt.—
Gabriel Shahin,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The shame falls on the person who betrayed me.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Guilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guilt. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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