What is another word for guilt?
271 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɡˈɪlt], [ ɡˈɪlt], [ ɡ_ˈɪ_l_t]
Guilt is a feeling of remorse or regret over something one has done wrong. There are different ways to express this feeling in the English language. One synonym for guilt is "shame," which is a feeling of guilt or embarrassment over something one has done or failed to do. Another synonym is "regret," which refers to the feeling of sorrow or disappointment over something that one has done or not done. "Remorse" is a stronger form of guilt that involves a deep feeling of regret and sorrow for one's actions. Other synonyms for guilt include "conscience," "penitence," and "repentance," all of which refer to a sense of remorse or regret over wrongdoing.
Synonyms for Guilt:
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n.
• blame • blame; bad conscience over responsibility • collusion- bait and switch ,
- bait and switches ,
- bait switch ,
- bait switches ,
- bill goods ,
- buncos ,
- diddlings ,
- fast shuffles ,
- flams ,
- fradulent artifices ,
- guiltinesses .
- ball chain ,
- monkey back ,
- monkey on one back ,
- monkey on ones back ,
- monkey one back ,
- monkey one's back ,
- monkey ones back ,
- thorn in one side ,
- thorn in ones side ,
- thorn one side ,
- thorn one's side ,
- thorn ones side ,
- thorn side .
- evil doings ,
- in accuracies ,
- in accuracy ,
- in discretion ,
- in discretions ,
- in-accuracies ,
- in-accuracy ,
- in-discretion ,
- in-discretions ,
- loss innocence ,
- mis conduct ,
- mis conducts ,
- mis cue ,
- mis cues ,
- mis deed ,
- mis deeds ,
- mis demeanor ,
- mis demeanors ,
- mis-conduct ,
- mis-conducts ,
- mis-cue ,
- mis-cues ,
- mis-deed ,
- mis-deeds ,
- mis-demeanor ,
- mis-demeanors ,
- over sight ,
- over sights ,
- over-sight ,
- over-sights ,
- slip ups .
- pangs conscience ,
- re morse ,
- re morses ,
- re-morse ,
- re-morses ,
- ruefulnesses ,
- self reproach ,
- self reproaches ,
- self-reproaches ,
- selfreproach ,
- selfreproaches .
- Pudency ,
- loss of face ,
- self-disgust ,
- self-reproof ,
- shamefacedness ,
- skeleton in cupboard ,
- skeleton in the cupboard ,
- stupefaction .
- de merit ,
- de merits ,
- de-merit ,
- de-merits ,
- dis obedience ,
- dis obediences ,
- dis-obedience ,
- dis-obediences ,
- evil-doings ,
- peccabilities ,
- sinfulnesses ,
- un godliness ,
- un godlinesses ,
- un righteousness ,
- un righteousnesses ,
- un-godliness ,
- un-godlinesses ,
- un-righteousness ,
- un-righteousnesses ,
- ungodlinesses ,
- unrighteousnesses ,
- venialities ,
- wrongnesses .
Other synonyms:
- cringe ,
- embarrassment ,
- responsibility ,
- shame ,
- stigma .
- discomfort ,
- onus .
Other relevant words:
- Malefaction ,
- Peccability ,
- answerability ,
- blame ,
- dereliction ,
- error ,
- failing ,
- felonious conduct ,
- frailty ,
- indiscretion ,
- lapse ,
- liability ,
- malfeasance ,
- malpractice ,
- misbehavior ,
- misconduct ,
- misstep ,
- sinfulness ,
- slip ,
- solecism ,
- weakness .
- Peccancy ,
- abomination ,
- anguish ,
- anxiety ,
- bad conscience ,
- badness ,
- bitterness ,
- blemish ,
- breast-beating ,
- burden ,
- collusion ,
- complicity ,
- compunction ,
- conscience ,
- contriteness ,
- contrition ,
- crime ,
- criminality ,
- defect ,
- deficiency ,
- delinquency ,
- depravity ,
- deviation ,
- disappointment ,
- disease ,
- disgrace ,
- dishonor ,
- dolour ,
- encumbrance ,
- fault ,
- feloniousness ,
- grief ,
- guilt by association ,
- guilt feelings ,
- guilt trip ,
- guiltiness ,
- guilty conscience ,
- harm ,
- hesitation ,
- infamy ,
- iniquity ,
- involvement ,
- malaise ,
- misdeed ,
- misdemeanour ,
- misgiving ,
- mournfulness ,
- offence ,
- offense ,
- painfulness ,
- pang ,
- pangs of conscience ,
- penitence ,
- pestilence ,
- qualm ,
- rap ,
- regret ,
- regretfulness ,
- regrets ,
- reluctance ,
- rue ,
- ruefulness ,
- sadness ,
- scruple ,
- second thoughts ,
- self-condemnation ,
- self-reproach ,
- sin ,
- sorrow ,
- status ,
- unrighteousness ,
- vice ,
- viciousness ,
- wickedness ,
- woe ,
- wrong ,
- wrongdoing .
- Flam ,
- Gluttonies ,
- Obligatoriness ,
- Torts ,
- Veniality ,
- blameworthiness ,
- boundness ,
- bunco ,
- complot ,
- complots ,
- culpableness ,
- double cross ,
- doublecross ,
- evil doing ,
- evil-doing ,
- failings ,
- fast shuffle ,
- fradulent artifice ,
- gluttony ,
- holding the bag ,
- intrigues ,
- loss of innocence ,
- millstone ,
- monkey on back ,
- monkey on one's back ,
- slip up ,
- slip-up ,
- slip-ups ,
- sorriness ,
- subjection ,
- thorn in one's side ,
- thorn in side ,
- tort ,
- ungodliness ,
- wrongness .
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How to use "Guilt" in context?
When something goes wrong, people often feel guilty. Guilt is a mental state in which somebody feels responsible for something that has gone wrong. It is a powerful tool that can influence a person's emotions and behavior. Guilt can make a person feel ashamed, sad, and angry. Guilt can also lead to tension and conflict. Guilt is a natural response to wrongdoing, but it can be unhealthy if it's obsessed or if it's used as a justification for behaviors that are harmful.
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
culpability.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
remorse.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
confession, crime, debt, misconduct, negligence, offence, offender, responsibility, wrongdoing.
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Adverb
better.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
guilty.
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Noun, singular or mass
condemnation, conviction, culprit, guilty, liability, perpetrator, sin, Culpa.
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Proper noun, singular
Hyponym for Guilt:
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traipses
- Synonyms:
- Slugs, wanders, dawdles, waddles.
