- the fact or state of having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; culpability: He admitted his guilt.
- a feeling of responsibility or remorse for some offense, crime, wrong, etc., whether real or imagined.
- conduct involving the commission of such crimes, wrongs, etc.: to live a life of guilt.
- to cause to feel guilty (often followed by out or into): She totally guilted me out, dude. He guilted me into picking up the tab.
- the fact or state of having done wrong or committed an offence
- responsibility for a criminal or moral offence deserving punishment or a penalty
- remorse or self-reproach caused by feeling that one is responsible for a wrong or offence
- sin or crime
