Phrase Hound found 20 phrases and 20 compound words that contain guilt. The most common are listed below. Open guilt in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 20
- guilt tripA feeling of shame or embarrassment, especially if self-indulgent, unwarranted, exaggerated or felt over a significant period of time.
- survivor guiltA form of remorse or emotional distress experienced by individuals who survive a traumatic life-threatening event while others perish.
- white guiltThe individual or collective guilt felt by some white people for harm resulting from past or current racist treatment of other ethnicities by white people.
- guilt-riddenHaving a strong sense of guilt.
- guilt offeringA kind of biblical sacrifice made as a compensation payment for certain transgressions.
- guilt offeringsplural of guilt offering: A kind of biblical sacrifice made as a compensation payment for certain transgressions.
- guilt tripsplural of guilt trip: A feeling of shame or embarrassment, especially if self-indulgent, unwarranted, exaggerated or felt over a significant period of time.
- guilt-freeAlternative form of guiltfree: Not experiencing guilt.
- guilt-trippingpresent participle and gerund of guilt-trip
- guilt by associationA fallacy where a person or idea is judged guilty or discredited solely due to their connection to someone or something that is viewed negatively, rather than based on their own merits or actions.
- liberal guiltEmpathy for the situation of the poor and working class and shame and remorse for one’s affluence, associated with liberal political views.
- guilt-trippyIntended to induce a sense of guilt or shame in others.
- self-guiltGuilt for one's own actions.
- guilt complexA persistent or excessive sense of guilt.
- guilt laneA row of confectionery, etc. near the checkout in a supermarket, intended to trigger impulse buying.
- guilt lanesplural of guilt lane: A row of confectionery, etc. near the checkout in a supermarket, intended to trigger impulse buying.
- guilt-sickSickened by consciousness of guilt.
- guilt complexesplural of guilt complex: A persistent or excessive sense of guilt.
- guilt-trippedsimple past and past participle of guilt-trip
- magician's guiltA stage magician's feeling of anxiety that the audience will deduce or uncover the method or secret behind a magic trick.
Compound words 20
- guiltyResponsible for a dishonest act.
- guiltlessFree from guilt; innocent.
- unguiltTo remove the sin or guilt from; pardon; excuse.
- beguiltTo make guilty; cause to sin.
- guiltfreeNot experiencing guilt.
- bloodguiltGuilt of wrongfully causing death or shedding blood.
- guiltlikeResembling or characteristic of guilt.
- misguiltOffense; misdeed; crime; fault.
- ecoguiltA feeling of guilt about damaging the natural environment.
- guilterOne who motivates another with guilt.