guilty (ˈɡɪlti)
adjective · Intermediate · Emotions & Feelings
🔊 ˈɡɪlti
Meaning
Meaning: feeling responsible for wrongdoing
Feeling that one has done something wrong; also legally responsible.
Examples
🗣 She felt guilty for forgetting his birthday.
Etymology
From Old English ‘gyltig’, from ‘gylt’ meaning ‘crime, sin’.
How & Where It’s Used
Describes both the emotion and a legal verdict.
Tags: emotion, negative