guilt

  1. Noun.  Responsibility for wrongdoing.
  2. Noun.  Awareness of having done wrong.
  3. Noun.  The fact of having done wrong.
  4. Noun.  (legal) The state of having been found guilty or admitted guilt in legal proceedings.
  5. Verb.  (intransitive, obsolete) To commit offenses; act criminally.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To cause someone to feel guilt, particularly in order to influence their behaviour.

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