Guilty
adjective
Responsible for a crime or a wrong action.
He pleaded guilty to the charges of robbery.
Often appears as...
- plead guilty
- found guilty
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Legal
adjective
Feeling sorry because you have done something wrong or think you have done something wrong.
I feel guilty about forgetting his birthday.
Often appears as...
- feel guilty
- guilty pleasure
adjective
Showing a feeling of guilt.
He has a guilty look on his face.
Often appears as...
- guilty look
- guilty expression
adjective
Enjoyment of something while knowing or feeling that it is not morally right.
Eating an entire chocolate cake is one of my guilty pleasures.
Often appears as...
- guilty pleasure
- feel guilty
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Disapproving
Colloquial
adjective
Responsible for a crime or a wrong action.
He pleaded guilty to the charges of robbery.
Often appears as...
- plead guilty
- found guilty
Usage tips
Legal
adjective
Feeling sorry because you have done something wrong or think you have done something wrong.
I feel guilty about forgetting his birthday.
Often appears as...
- feel guilty
- guilty pleasure
adjective
Showing a feeling of guilt.
He has a guilty look on his face.
Often appears as...
- guilty look
- guilty expression
adjective
Enjoyment of something while knowing or feeling that it is not morally right.
Eating an entire chocolate cake is one of my guilty pleasures.
Often appears as...
- guilty pleasure
- feel guilty
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Outcome
Used when someone is officially found responsible for a crime by a court.
After the trial, the jury found the defendant guilty.
Pro Tip 2/3Pleading Acceptance
'Plead guilty' means accepting responsibility for a crime before the court.
The accused decided to plead guilty to get a reduced sentence.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Guilty
Someone can 'plead guilty' and still be innocent, often due to a plea bargain.
He wasn't the thief, but he pleaded guilty to avoid a longer trial.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Outcome
Used when someone is officially found responsible for a crime by a court.
After the trial, the jury found the defendant guilty.
Pro Tip 2/3Pleading Acceptance
'Plead guilty' means accepting responsibility for a crime before the court.
The accused decided to plead guilty to get a reduced sentence.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Guilty
Someone can 'plead guilty' and still be innocent, often due to a plea bargain.
He wasn't the thief, but he pleaded guilty to avoid a longer trial.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Outcome
Used when someone is officially found responsible for a crime by a court.
After the trial, the jury found the defendant guilty.
Pro Tip 2/3Pleading Acceptance
'Plead guilty' means accepting responsibility for a crime before the court.
The accused decided to plead guilty to get a reduced sentence.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Guilty
Someone can 'plead guilty' and still be innocent, often due to a plea bargain.
He wasn't the thief, but he pleaded guilty to avoid a longer trial.
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How to raise a Black son...
and not just to signal surrender, and that the only thing we should give up is the idea that we aren't worthy of this world. So when we say that black lives matter, it's not because others don't, it's simply because we must affirm that we are worthy of existing without fear, when so many things tell us we are not. I want to live in a world where my son will not be presumed guilty the moment he is born,
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Nature Dates: Jack...
I love squirrels. Jack, I'm an honest bloke, so I've got to tell you the truth about something. Go on. I didn't see a single episode, not a single programme. Oh, what, of Love Island? Not one. Did you not? And I'm the opposite. I've watched all your programmes. I know. I feel guilty now. Sorry.
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Interrogation or Child...
suspect might lie or tell the truth they may be innocent or guilty interrogation is a high stakes game too much pressure and an innocent person might confess to a crime they didn't commit most people like to think that there is no such thing as a false confession that some
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What "Orwellian" really...
on the State's definition of reality itself. The result is a world in which even the privacy of one's own thought process is violated, where one may be found guilty of thoughtcrime by talking in their sleep, and keeping a diary or having a love affair
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What is depression? -...
You might even offer to help with specific tasks, like looking up therapists in the area, or making a list of questions to ask a doctor. To someone with depression, these first steps can seem insurmountable. If they feel guilty or ashamed,
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An inside look at...
dishonored and defiled the home people pray here he said you're bringing these people here to do these things he called up other uncle's who came to the house sat me down surrounded me and berated me over and over making me feel so guilty
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Alice Goffman: How we're...
irrespective of how many young people we send to prison. We tend to think about justice in a pretty narrow good and bad, innocent and guilty. Injustice is about being wrongfully convicted. So if you're convicted of something you did do,
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Rethinking infidelity...
But the truth is that I have noticed that quite a lot of people who have affairs may feel terribly guilty for hurting their partner, but they don't feel guilty for the experience of the affair itself. And that distinction is important.
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What is bipolar...
changes in appetite, feeling worthless or excessively guilty, sleeping either too much or too little, restlessness or slowness, or persistent thoughts of suicide. Worldwide, about one to three percent of adults
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Who were the Vestal...
was no longer a virgin. That was the beginning of the end. The accused protested her innocence, but it wasn't enough. She was tried and found guilty. That Vestal's death was meant to protect the city,
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How to raise a Black son...
and not just to signal surrender, and that the only thing we should give up is the idea that we aren't worthy of this world. So when we say that black lives matter, it's not because others don't, it's simply because we must affirm that we are worthy of existing without fear, when so many things tell us we are not. I want to live in a world where my son will not be presumed guilty the moment he is born,
Video examples
Nature Dates: Jack...
I love squirrels. Jack, I'm an honest bloke, so I've got to tell you the truth about something. Go on. I didn't see a single episode, not a single programme. Oh, what, of Love Island? Not one. Did you not? And I'm the opposite. I've watched all your programmes. I know. I feel guilty now. Sorry.
Video examples
Interrogation or Child...
suspect might lie or tell the truth they may be innocent or guilty interrogation is a high stakes game too much pressure and an innocent person might confess to a crime they didn't commit most people like to think that there is no such thing as a false confession that some
Video examples
What "Orwellian" really...
on the State's definition of reality itself. The result is a world in which even the privacy of one's own thought process is violated, where one may be found guilty of thoughtcrime by talking in their sleep, and keeping a diary or having a love affair
Video examples
What is depression? -...
You might even offer to help with specific tasks, like looking up therapists in the area, or making a list of questions to ask a doctor. To someone with depression, these first steps can seem insurmountable. If they feel guilty or ashamed,
Video examples
An inside look at...
dishonored and defiled the home people pray here he said you're bringing these people here to do these things he called up other uncle's who came to the house sat me down surrounded me and berated me over and over making me feel so guilty
Video examples
Alice Goffman: How we're...
irrespective of how many young people we send to prison. We tend to think about justice in a pretty narrow good and bad, innocent and guilty. Injustice is about being wrongfully convicted. So if you're convicted of something you did do,
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
But the truth is that I have noticed that quite a lot of people who have affairs may feel terribly guilty for hurting their partner, but they don't feel guilty for the experience of the affair itself. And that distinction is important.
Video examples
What is bipolar...
changes in appetite, feeling worthless or excessively guilty, sleeping either too much or too little, restlessness or slowness, or persistent thoughts of suicide. Worldwide, about one to three percent of adults
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Who were the Vestal...
was no longer a virgin. That was the beginning of the end. The accused protested her innocence, but it wasn't enough. She was tried and found guilty. That Vestal's death was meant to protect the city,
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Selena Gomez
American Actress
The kids are fixing their eyes on social media, and the stories they're looking at may not be the most important things. I'm guilty of that, too. Do you want to look at Instagram or the news? It's a difficult, and weird, situation.
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Gene Wilder
American Actor
I said something really stupid once. I told a friend that my mother was so beautiful, but my dad was ugly. My dad heard it and just laughed it off, but I felt guilty. It haunted me for years. I should never have said that.
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Jim Carrey
Canadian Comedian
I refuse to feel guilty. I feel guilty about too much in my life but not about money. I went through periods when I had nothing, so somebody in my family has to get stinkin' wealthy.
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Garry Trudeau
American Cartoonist
That's what fiction writers do: create characters and do terrible things to them for the entertainment of others. If they feel guilty enough, they write happy endings.
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Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
You can live your life angry, bitter, mad at somebody or even guilty, not letting go of your own mistakes, but you won't receive the good things God has in store.
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Robert Kardashian
American Businessman
I truly believe in O.J.'s innocence, and unless they find him guilty, I will continue to support him.
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Sean Combs
American Musician
I'm glad the truth is out. I'm glad everyone knows I'm innocent, not guilty.
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Matt Mullenweg
American Businessman
I was raised Catholic, and I can get incredibly guilty about mistakes.
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Tommy Bond
American Actor
Parks said, he's guilty and that's the end of the story.
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Jordan Fisher
American Musician
Secret Life' is my guilty pleasure.
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Selena Gomez
American Actress
The kids are fixing their eyes on social media, and the stories they're looking at may not be the most important things. I'm guilty of that, too. Do you want to look at Instagram or the news? It's a difficult, and weird, situation.
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Gene Wilder
American Actor
I said something really stupid once. I told a friend that my mother was so beautiful, but my dad was ugly. My dad heard it and just laughed it off, but I felt guilty. It haunted me for years. I should never have said that.
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Jim Carrey
Canadian Comedian
I refuse to feel guilty. I feel guilty about too much in my life but not about money. I went through periods when I had nothing, so somebody in my family has to get stinkin' wealthy.
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Garry Trudeau
American Cartoonist
That's what fiction writers do: create characters and do terrible things to them for the entertainment of others. If they feel guilty enough, they write happy endings.
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Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
You can live your life angry, bitter, mad at somebody or even guilty, not letting go of your own mistakes, but you won't receive the good things God has in store.
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Robert Kardashian
American Businessman
I truly believe in O.J.'s innocence, and unless they find him guilty, I will continue to support him.
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Sean Combs
American Musician
I'm glad the truth is out. I'm glad everyone knows I'm innocent, not guilty.
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Matt Mullenweg
American Businessman
I was raised Catholic, and I can get incredibly guilty about mistakes.
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Tommy Bond
American Actor
Parks said, he's guilty and that's the end of the story.
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Jordan Fisher
American Musician
Secret Life' is my guilty pleasure.
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