guilt
Responsibility for wrongdoingResponsibility for wrongdoing.
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» I'm afraid he will never admit his guilt.
Leider wird er niemals seine Schuld eingestehen. — Espi
Боюсь, он никогда не признает свою вину. — sqrrl
Боюся, що він ніколи не визнає свою провину. — aandrusiak
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3 senses(uncountable, usually)Responsibility for wrongdoing.
Schuld
вина́viná, вино́вностьvinóvnostʹ, прови́нностьprovínnostʹ
вина́vyná, прови́наprovýna
(uncountable, usually)The state of having been found guilty or admitted guilt in legal proceedings.
Schuld
вина́viná, вино́вностьvinóvnostʹ, прови́нностьprovínnostʹ
вина́vyná, винува́тістьvynuvátistʹ, ви́нністьvýnnistʹ
the state of having committed an offense
(uncountable, usually)Regret for having done wrong.
Schuldgefühl
вина́viná, чу́вство вины́čúvstvo viný
вина́vyná, почуття́ вини́počuttjá vyný
Examples
160 sentencesI'm afraid he will never admit his guilt.
Боюся, що він ніколи не визнає свою провину. — aandrusiak
ruБоюсь, он никогда не признает свою вину. — sqrrl
deLeider wird er niemals seine Schuld eingestehen. — Espi
Tom confessed his guilt.
Том визнав свою провину. — deniko
The thief reluctantly admitted his guilt.
ruВор с неохотой признал свою вину. — heccele
deDer Dieb hat seine Schuld widerstrebend eingestanden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He was unconscious of his guilt.
deEr war sich seiner Schuld nicht bewusst. — Hans_Adler
I felt a lot of guilt.
ruЯ чувствовал себя очень виноватым. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English gilt, gult, from Old English gylt (“guilt, sin, offense, crime, fault”From Middle English gilt, gult, from Old English gylt (“guilt, sin, offense, crime, fault”), of obscure origin. Possibly related with Old English ġieldan (“to pay, requite, punish”) (whence yield), from Proto-West Germanic *guldijā (whence Middle High German gülte (“debt, fee, financial duty”), Middle Low German gülde, German Gülte), from Proto-West Germanic *geldan (“to pay for”), from Proto-Germanic *geldaną (“to pay”). However, neither the Old English stem form nor its ending -t (instead of -d) fit the continental form.
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Forms
plural: guilts| Singular | guilt |
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uncountable
Synonyms
19 synonyms- remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense:guilty conscienceguilt feelingsguilt trip
- the state of having committed an offense:guiltiness
Antonyms
7 antonymsWord family
29 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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