American English pronunciation
How to pronounce guilt
IPA transcription: ['ɡɪlt]
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Noun
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the state of having committed an offense
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remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense
Usage examples
- He was found guilty of reckless driving.
- Lupo had pleaded guilty to all charges.
- She pleaded guilty and was given diversion.
- Butler later pleaded guilty to the slaying of sportswriter Sam Kellerman.
- That does not mean he is guilty.
- In order to avoid the death penalty, he agreed to plead guilty.
- That does not mean he is guilty.
- Three men were found guilty of violent conduct.
- If she ever felt guilt about her past, she rigorously suppressed it.
- As he couldn't prove his innocence, he was brought to the detention zone, as if guilty.