Meaning

4 senses
  1. Responsible for a dishonest act.

    He was guilty of cheating at cards.

    I still feel guilty about having forgotten his bday.

    schuldig

    вино́вныйvinóvnyj, винова́тыйvinovátyj

    винува́тийvynuvátyj, ви́ннийvýnnyj

    responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act

  2. Judged to have committed a crime.

    The guilty man was led away.

    schuldig, fehlbar

    вино́вныйvinóvnyj

  3. Having a sense of guilt.

    Do you have a guilty conscience?

    schuldbewusst

    винова́тыйvinovátyj

    showing a sense of guilt

  4. Blameworthy.

    I have a guilty secret.

    schuldig, tadelnswert, tadelnswürdig

Examples

895 sentences
  1. You make me feel so guilty.

    З-за тебе я почуваюся таким винним.

    ruИз-за тебя я чувствую себя таким виноватым.

    deDu erzeugst in mir solche Schuldgefühle.

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  2. He admitted that he was guilty.

    Він визнав свою провину.

    ruОн признал свою вину.

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  3. He is not guilty of murder.

    Він не винний у вбивстві.

    ruОн не виновен в убийстве.

    deEr ist des Mordes nicht schuldig.

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  4. I doubt that Tom is guilty.

    Сумніваюся, що Том винен.

    ruСомневаюсь, что Том виноват.

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  5. Do you think Tom is guilty?

    Гадаєш, Том винний?

    ruТы думаешь, Том виновен?

    deDenkst du, dass Tom schuldig ist?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
responsible for a dishonest act:
Русский
By meaning 1
responsible for a dishonest act:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
responsible for a dishonest act:
judged to have committed a crime:
having a sense of guilt:
blameworthy:

Origin

From Middle English gilty, gulty, from Old English gyltiġ (“offending, guilty”); equivalen

From Middle English gilty, gulty, from Old English gyltiġ (“offending, guilty”); equivalent to guilt + -y.

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Forms

guiltier/more guilty, guiltiest/most guilty
Comparativeguiltier / more guilty Lesson
Superlativeguiltiest / most guilty Lesson

regular

Synonyms

14 synonyms

Antonyms

24 antonyms

Word family

12 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • pleaded guilty
  • pleaded not guilty
  • feel guilty
  • pleaded guilty to
  • was found guilty
  • a little guilty
  • a guilty conscience
  • found guilty
  • feel guilty about
  • guilty of murder
  • to feel guilty
  • is guilty of

See also

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guilty — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto