guilt : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: guilt	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for guilt
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
guilt n the state of having committed an offense [syn: guilt, guiltiness] Antonym(s): innocence remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense Synonym(s): guilt, guilty conscience, guilt feelings, guilt trip
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Guilt \Guilt\ (g[icr]lt), n. [OE. gilt, gult, AS. gylt, crime; probably originally signifying, the fine or mulct paid for an offence, and afterward the offense itself, and akin to AS. gieldan to pay, E. yield. See {Yield}, v. t.] 1. The criminality and consequent exposure to punishment resulting from willful disobedience of law, or from morally wrong action; the state of one who has broken a moral or political law; crime; criminality; offense against right. Satan had not answer, but stood struck With guilt of his own sin. --Milton. 2. Exposure to any legal penalty or forfeiture. A ship incurs guilt by the violation of a blockade. --Kent.