/ˈɡɪlti/
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Translation
Having done something wrong, or feeling bad because you did something wrong.
Word origin
From Old English gyltig, from gylt, meaning a fault or a crime.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- gyltig
- English cognates
- guilt
Examples
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"Guilty of" names the wrong thing the person did.
forgetting .
"Feel guilty" means feel bad about something you did.
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A guilty look shows that a person knows they did wrong.
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