Meaning & use
guilt
A feeling of responsibility or remorse for having done something wrong.
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Guilt kept him awake after he realized he had blamed his coworker unfairly.
She felt a wave of guilt for forgetting her friend's birthday.
A note on using this word
Guilt is an emotional response, while guilt in a legal sense means having actually committed the offense in question.
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