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guilt trip

NOUN
exaggerated guilty feeling
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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 it boils down to finding the folks who will see your pitch as an opportunity, not as a guilt trip.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2022

I didn't want to talk to Lara, but the next day at lunch, Takumi pulled the ultimate guilt trip.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green



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