guilt

About 14.55 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Responsibility for wrongdoing.
2. noun The state of having been found guilty or admitted guilt in legal proceedings.
3. noun Regret for having done wrong.
4. verb To commit offenses; act criminally.
5. verb To cause someone to feel guilt, particularly in order to influence their behaviour.

   He didn't want to do it, but his wife guilted him into it.

6. adjective Obsolete form of gilt (“gilded”)

Similar words

guiltiness guilty conscience guilt trip guilt feelings blame compunction culpability guilty condemnation culprit

Often followed by

and of or is in feelings for that by

Word family

guilted guilting guilts