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guilt

 
 
/gɪlt/ noun [U]

Translation

FEELING the strong feeling of shame that you feel when you have done something wrong
suçluluk, derin mahcubiyet
He was overcome with guilt over what he had done.986
ILLEGAL the fact that someone has done something illegal
suçluluk, suç
The prosecution must convince the jury of his guilt.2509
WRONG the responsibility for doing something bad
kabahat, kusurluluk, yanlışlık
2509
(Definition of guilt noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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