Guilt — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of having committed an offense

remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈɪlt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɪlt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɪlt/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡˈɪlt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

guilty conscience guilt trip guilt feelings guiltiness

Antonyms

innocence

Word Forms

guilty

adjective

responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schuld

der Zustand, eine Straftat begangen zu haben

🇫🇷French

culpabilité

l'état d'avoir commis une infraction

🇪🇸Spanish

culpa

el estado de haber cometido un delito

🇮🇹Italian

colpevolezza

lo stato di aver commesso un reato

🇳🇱Dutch

schuld

de staat waarin een strafbaar feit is gepleegd

🇵🇹Portuguese

culpa

o estado de ter cometido um delito

🇷🇺Russian

вина

состояние совершения преступления

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपराध

अपराध करने की अवस्था या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

অপরাধবোধ

একটি অপরাধ করেছে রাষ্ট্র

🇮🇳Tamil

குற்ற உணர்வு

ஒரு குற்றம் செய்த நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

అపరాధం

నేరం చేసిన స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

अपराध

गुन्हा केल्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપરાધ

ગુનો કર્યાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪರಾಧ

ಅಪರಾಧ ಮಾಡಿದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുറ്റബോധം

ഒരു കുറ്റകൃത്യം ചെയ്ത അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੋਸ਼

ਇੱਕ ਅਪਰਾਧ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

جرم

جرم کرنے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

有罪

犯罪的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

罪悪感

犯罪を犯した状態

🇰🇷Korean

죄

범죄를 저지른 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tội lỗi

tình trạng đã phạm tội

🇹🇭Thai

ความรู้สึกผิด

สถานะของการกระทำความผิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesalahan

keadaan telah melakukan pelanggaran

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkakasala

ang estado ng pagkakaroon ng isang pagkakasala

🇲🇾Malay

rasa bersalah

keadaan telah melakukan kesalahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الذنب

حالة ارتكاب جريمة

🇮🇷Persian

گناه

حالت مرتکب جرم

🇹🇷Turkish

suçluluk

suç işlemiş olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַשׁמָה

המצב של ביצוע עבירה

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The primary meaning of 'guilt' is 'the state of having committed an offense'.

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