Responsibility for wrongdoing. / (law) The state of having been found guilty or admitted guilt in legal proceedings. / The regret of having done wrong.

(intransitive, obsolete) To commit offenses; act criminally. / (transitive, informal) To cause someone to feel guilt, particularly in order to influence their behaviour.

simple past tense and past participle of guilt

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of guilt

present participle of guilt

The individual or collective guilt felt by some white people for harm resulting from past or current racist treatment of ethnic minorities by other white people.

(idiomatic) A feeling of shame or embarrassment, especially if self-indulgent, unwarranted, exaggerated or felt over a significant period of time.

Having a strong sense of guilt.

plural of guilt trip

Sickened by consciousness of guilt.