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guilt Definition
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guilt
noun
1. A feeling of shame or remorse resulting from a sense of having done wrong.
Thesaurus: shame, blame, self-reproach, remorse, contrition; Antonym: shamelessness.
2. The state of having done wrong or having broken a law.
3. Blame.
4.
law.
Liability to a penalty.
Etymology
: Anglo-Saxon
gylt
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