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- pronunciation:
- gIl
ti
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
part of speech: |
adjective |
inflections: |
guiltier, guiltiest |
definition 1: |
When someone feels guilty, they feel that they have done something wrong, or they feel bad because they know they did a bad thing.
Devon felt guilty when James got punished, because it was really Devon's fault.- antonyms:
- innocent
- similar words:
- responsible
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definition 2: |
When someone is guilty, it means that they broke a law or did something wrong. If a judge says in a court of law that a person is guilty, it means that the court has made the decision that this person has broken the law.
The people in the jury agreed that the suspect was guilty.- similar words:
- criminal, responsible, wrong
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related words: |
ashamed, bad, sorry |
derivations: |
guiltily (adv.), guiltiness (n.) |
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