A guilty secret
noun
Something that a person feels bad or embarrassed about and does not want others to know.
She had been keeping her relationship with him a guilty secret for months.
Often appears as...
- keep a guilty secret
- hide a guilty secret
noun
Something that a person feels bad or embarrassed about and does not want others to know.
She had been keeping her relationship with him a guilty secret for months.
Often appears as...
- keep a guilty secret
- hide a guilty secret
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
The phrase often indicates feelings of shame or remorse about the secret.
His embezzlement became a guilty secret that haunted him.
Pro Tip 2/3Disclosure Fear
It suggests fear of negative consequences if the secret is revealed.
She couldn't face her family with the burden of her guilty secret.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Conflict
The phrase could involve a personal moral conflict, indicating an inner struggle.
The stolen money was a guilty secret, tearing him apart.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
The phrase often indicates feelings of shame or remorse about the secret.
His embezzlement became a guilty secret that haunted him.
Pro Tip 2/3Disclosure Fear
It suggests fear of negative consequences if the secret is revealed.
She couldn't face her family with the burden of her guilty secret.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Conflict
The phrase could involve a personal moral conflict, indicating an inner struggle.
The stolen money was a guilty secret, tearing him apart.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
The phrase often indicates feelings of shame or remorse about the secret.
His embezzlement became a guilty secret that haunted him.
Pro Tip 2/3Disclosure Fear
It suggests fear of negative consequences if the secret is revealed.
She couldn't face her family with the burden of her guilty secret.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Conflict
The phrase could involve a personal moral conflict, indicating an inner struggle.
The stolen money was a guilty secret, tearing him apart.
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