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

If the crowd wasn’t laughing, he could lay on a guilt trip: “Could you be a little more quiet? Because I’m going to have a nervous breakdown.”

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2023

So far everything I’ve tried has led to a guilt trip or her saying that I don’t need to work extra.

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