guilt
Responsibility for wrongdoing.
Other meanings
The state of having been found guilty or admitted guilt in legal proceedings.
regret for having done wrong.
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "gylt" (guilt, sin, offense, crime, fault).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “guilt” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.