guilt
Example Sentences
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There was a twitch in the woman’s eyes; whether repulsion or fear or guilt, or some bleak mixture of the three, Christopher couldn’t tell.
From Literature
Neither lack for words, as they run through their grievance-filled monologues with a feverish mix of guilt and fury.
From Los Angeles Times
The rush of guilt threatens to swallow me.
From Literature
Overwhelmed by guilt, and embarrassed she fled the country in a bid to escape her unhappiness, booking a one-way ticket to Bangok.
From BBC
More troubling, Holocaust education has inadvertently reinforced a moral framework that equates power with guilt.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
