Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word The feeling of having done something wrong or failed in an obligation.
Guilt
/ɡɪlt/Synonyms:
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This word has no antonymsExamples:
Clyde wondered about him – his real guilt.Spike's attempt at assuaging my guilt is ineffective.They had their own ways of discovering innocence or guilt.
Etymology:
Originates from the Old English gylt, meaning a crime or sin, related to the medieval Scandinavian guilt gylta.
Usage Statistics:
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