guilt trip

NOUN

exaggerated guilty feeling

Synonyms

WEAK

guilty conscience

Example Sentences

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"She always used to guilt trip us about it."

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2024

She even defies her father when he tries and fails to guilt trip her into not going to Sarah Lawrence.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2024

But following the children in these fictions, who didn’t create the conditions of their suffering, isn’t just a devastating guilt trip.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2023

So if she continues to guilt trip you, remind her that you will no longer be discussing it.

From Slate • Nov. 30, 2022

I wondered if their moms knew how to guilt trip them like a boss too.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan