1
as in remorse
a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing
he was wracked with guilt after he accidentally broke his sister's antique grandfather clock
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as in blame
responsibility for wrongdoing or failure
the chief financial officer was saddled with the guilt for the company's failure
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Recent Examples of guilt
Self-blame or guilt over feeling betrayed or for investing emotionally.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
The guilt that initially accompanied these choices quickly gave way to a sense of empowerment.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 2 June 2025
These painful, often lethal, experiences sought to determine the guilt or innocence of an individual.
—Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 30 May 2025
An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt:
A 23-year-old woman from Peoria was arrested on charges of burglary and retail theft at 4:42 p.m. May 21 at North Washington Street and East Ogden Avenue.
—Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
The guilt that initially accompanied these choices quickly gave way to a sense of empowerment.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 2 June 2025
These painful, often lethal, experiences sought to determine the guilt or innocence of an individual.
—Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 30 May 2025
An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt:
A 23-year-old woman from Peoria was arrested on charges of burglary and retail theft at 4:42 p.m. May 21 at North Washington Street and East Ogden Avenue.
—Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guilt
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Marc Lasry, cofounder and CEO of Avenue Capital Group and the former co-owner of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks, didn’t express any seller’s remorse for cashing out his stake in the Bucks at a $3.5 billion valuation in 2023, even as the Boston Celtics sold in a deal worth more than $6 billion this year.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The accents of remorse are elliptical, inarticulate.—
Sarah Beckwith,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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So is the solution to simply shift blame from the individual back onto the industrial sector, particularly agribusiness and the fossil fuel companies?—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
11 June 2025
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Democrats would use any weakness in the labor market to place blame on Trump and his Make America Great Again agenda.—
Joseph Lawler,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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His ability to write across the ensemble turns the family into an unforgettable organism, pulsing with sadness and regret and a small, late-breaking surge of scrappy resilience.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
7 June 2025
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Our only regret is that it wasn’t imposed many years ago when others like Vickrey or Mayors John Lindsay or Mike Bloomberg proposed it.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2025
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No one has been charged with any criminal culpability in the accident, but the ship’s captain James Cutfield and two other crew members are under investigation for their role in the deaths of the passengers, which included one crew member.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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An inspector general's report later noted the institution's culpability in failing to supervise the duo.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2025
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She’s also never been afraid to use the power of shame.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
14 June 2025
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Asking Eric: Hoarder’s friend wants to help but doesn’t want to risk causing shame Taylor Swift granted restraining order against Colorado man accused of stalking Real Estate The housing market was supposed to recover this year.—
Denver Post,
Denver Post,
13 June 2025
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“Guilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guilt. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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