guiltiness

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guilt·y

(gĭl′tē)

adj. guilt·i·er, guilt·i·est

a. Responsible for a reprehensible act; culpable.

b. Law Found to have violated a criminal law by a jury or judge.

c. Deserving blame, as for an error: guilty of misjudgment.

2. Suffering from or prompted by a sense of guilt: a guilty conscience.

3. Suggesting or entailing guilt: a guilty smirk; a guilty secret.

guilt′i·ly adv.

guilt′i·ness n.

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Noun 1. [画像:guiltiness - the state of having committed an offense]guiltiness - the state of having committed an offense

guilt

condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

blameworthiness, culpability, culpableness - a state of guilt

bloodguilt - the state of being guilty of bloodshed and murder

complicity - guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense

criminalism, criminality, criminalness - the state of being a criminal

guilt by association - the attribution of guilt (without proof) to individuals because the people they associate with are guilty

impeachability, indictability - the state of being liable to impeachment

Translations

غير مُذْنِب

provinilost

skyld

sekt

previnilosť

guiltiness

n → Schuld f; (of look, smile, silence) → Schuldbewusstsein nt

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guilt

(gilt) noun

1. a sense of shame. a feeling of guilt. skuld إحساس بالذَّنْب вина culpa vina die Schuld skyld; skyldfølelse ενοχή culpa, culpabilidad süü(tunne) گناه syyllisyydentunto culpabilité אשמה अपराध बोध osjećaj krivnje bűntudat rasa bersalah sekt colpa, colpevolezza 罪悪感 죄책감 kaltė vaina rasa bersalah schuld skyldfølelse wina ګناه، جرم، جنايت culpa vinovăţie вина vina krivda krivica skuld ความละอายใจ suçluluk 內疚 провина احساس جرم tội lỗi 内疚

2. the state of having done wrong. Fingerprints proved the murderer's guilt. skuld جُرْم، ذَنْب закононарушение culpa vina die Schuld skyld ένοχος culpa, culpabilidad süü جرم syyllisyys culpabilité אשמה अपराध krivnja bűnösség kesalahan sekt colpevolezza 有罪 범죄 행위 kaltė vaina bersalah schuld skyld wina جرم culpa culpabilitate вина vina krivda krivica skuld ซึ่งมีความผิด suç, suçluluk 罪行 злочин قصوروار ہونے کا احساس sự hối hận 罪行

ˈguilty adjective

having, feeling, or causing guilt. The jury found the prisoner guilty; a guilty conscience. skuldig مُذْنِب виновен culpado vinný; špatný schuldig, schuldbewußt skyldig ένοχος culpable süüdi گناه کار syyllinen coupable, chargé אשם अपराधी kriv bűnös bersalah sekur colpevole 有罪の 유죄의 kaltas vainīgs bersalah schuldig skyldig, skyldbevisst winny ګناهګار، مجرم، شربو culpado vinovat виновный vinný; zlý kriv kriv skyldig, skuldmedveten ซึ่งสํานึกผิด suçlu 有罪的 винний, винуватий قصوروار đáng khiển trách 有罪的

ˈguiltiness noun

skuldigheid غير مُذْنِب виновност culpa provinilost die Schuldigkeit skyld ενοχή culpabilidad süüdiolek جرم؛ تقصیر syyllisyys culpabilité אשמה अपराधिकता krivnja bűnösség kesalahan sekt colpevolezza 有罪 유죄 kaltumas vainīgums rasa bersalah schuld skyldighet bycie winnym ګناه، جرم culpa culpabilitate виновность previnilosť krivda krivost skuldmedvetenhet ความรู้สึกผิด suçluluk 有罪 винність, провинність قصور sự có tội 有罪

ˈguiltily adverb

He looked at his mother guiltily. skuldig بشعور بالذَّنْب виновно com ar culpado provinile schuldbewußt skyldigt ένοχα con aire de culpabilidad süüdlaslikult از روی احساس گناه syyllisyydentuntoisesti d'un air coupable בִּתחוּשַת אַשמָה अपराधिकता s krivnjom bűnbánóan dengan rasa bersalah með sektarsvip con aria colpevole やましい様子で 유죄로 kaltai vainīgi dengan rasa bersalah met een schuldig gevoel skyldig, skyldbevisst z poczuciem winy د ګناه احساس com ar culpado cu un aer vinovat/de culpabilitate виновато previnilo z občutkom krivde s osećajem krivice skyldigt, skuldmedvetet อย่างละอาย suçlu gibi 內疚地 винувато مجرامانہ نظر سے với vẻ có lỗi 内疚地

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