Phrase guide
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noun
A feeling of shame or embarrassment, especially if self-indulgent, unwarranted, exaggerated or felt over a significant period of time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
An act that produces such a feeling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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verb
Alternative form of guilt-trip.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: guilt, guilty conscience, guilt feelings
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: compunction, remorse, self-reproach
Narrower terms: survivor guilt
History
From guilt + trip. First use appears c. 1972 in the novel Any Minute I Can Split by Judith Rossner.
Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
