Word of the Day: Guilt
If you feel sorry for something you have done, or if you believe you made a mistake that has gone uncorrected, you might feel some guilt.
- Yonas felt a tremendous amount of guilt about leaving his family in Ethiopia.
- Aisha experienced some guilt after her divorce.
- Guilt was written all over the young man’s face.
- The guilt you feel is worse than any punishment you might receive.
- The jury was left to decide the defendant’s guilt or innocence.
The adjective form of this word is guilty:
- The boy who stole the candy from the store had a guilty expression on his face.
- The jury decided the suspect was guilty. (In this United States, a jury of citizens–not a judge–decide guilt or innocence)
- The defendant entered a guilty plea.*
- My dog looks guilty. I wonder what she did.
- Brandon felt guilty about something he had done, so he admitted his mistake to a priest and felt better afterwards.
- I feel guilty about not helping the man who asked for money.
- Every man is guilty of the good he did not do. (A quotation from Voltaire.)
*Note: In the United States, lawyers often advise their clients to admit guilt when accused of a crime because it results in a lesser punishment.
Essential English Dictionary
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