guilt-trip
verb [T] /ˈɡɪlt.trɪp/ (-pp-) informalDefinition
› to make someone feel guilty, usually in order to make them do something: He's just trying to guilt-trip you into paying him more.Sadness and regret
(Definition of guilt-trip verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (that) Monday morning feeling idiom
- a heavy heart idiom
- be/weigh on your conscience idiom
- bitter adjective (ANGRY)
- bring a lump to your throat idiom
- compunction noun
- grief noun
- guilt noun (FEELING)
- guilt trip noun
- heartache noun
- heartbreak noun
- in all conscience idiom
- mourning noun
- regret noun
- sick to your stomach idiom
- slough noun (SADNESS)
- sorrow noun
- sting noun (HURT)
- turn the clock back idiom
- void noun
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Sadness and regret
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