GUILT


Meaning of GUILT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgilt ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, delinquency, guilt, from Old English gylt delinquency

Date: before 12th century

1. : the fact of having committed a breach of conduct especially violating law and involving a penalty ; broadly : guilty conduct

2.

a. : the state of one who has committed an offense especially consciously

b. : feelings of culpability especially for imagined offenses or from a sense of inadequacy : self-reproach

3. : a feeling of culpability for offenses

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.