guilty
adjective (FEELING) /ˈɡɪl.ti/
/-t̬i/ Definition
B1 feeling guilt: I feel so guilty about forgetting her birthday. She must have done something wrong, because she's looking so guilty. You've got a guilty conscience - that's why you can't sleep.Sadness and regret guiltily /-tɪ.li/
/-t̬ɪ.li/ adverb guiltiness /-nəs/ noun [U]
/-t̬ɪ.li/ adverb guiltiness /-nəs/ noun [U] (Definition of guilty adjective (FEELING) 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
- guilt-trip verb
- heartache noun
- heartbreak noun
- melancholy noun
- mourning noun
- self-pity noun
- sick to your stomach idiom
- slough noun (SADNESS)
- sorrow noun
- sting noun (HURT)
- turn the clock back idiom
Topic:
Sadness and regret
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