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Meaning of "guilty" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GUILTY

guilty  [ˈɡɪltɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GUILTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Guilty is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GUILTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Guilt (emotion)

Guilt is a cognitive or an emotional experience that occurs when a person realizes or believes—accurately or not—that he or she has compromised his or her own standards of conduct or has violated a moral standard, and bears significant responsibility for that violation. It is closely related to the concept of remorse.

Definition of guilty in the English dictionary

The first definition of guilty in the dictionary is responsible for an offence or misdeed. Other definition of guilty is having committed an offence or adjudged to have done so. Guilty is also of, showing, or characterized by guilt.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GUILTY


balti
ˈbɔːltɪ
blood-guilty
blʌdˈɡɪltɪ
casualty
ˈkæʒjʊəltɪ
cruelty
ˈkruːəltɪ
difficulty
ˈdɪfɪkəltɪ
faculty
ˈfækəltɪ
faulty
ˈfɔːltɪ
frailty
ˈfreɪltɪ
kiltie
ˈkɪltɪ
loyalty
ˈlɔɪəltɪ
milty
ˈmɪltɪ
novelty
ˈnɒvəltɪ
penalty
ˈpɛnəltɪ
realty
ˈrɪəltɪ
royalty
ˈrɔɪəltɪ
salty
ˈsɔːltɪ
silty
ˈsɪltɪ
specialty
ˈspɛʃəltɪ
stilty
ˈstɪltɪ
unguilty
ʌnˈɡɪltɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GUILTY

guiler
Guilin
Guillaume de Lorris
Guillem
guillemet
guillemot
guilloche
guillotine
guillotiner
guilt
guilt complex
guiltier
guiltiest
guiltily
guiltiness
guiltless
guiltlessly
guiltlessness
guilty conscience
guilty party

WORDS THAT END LIKE GUILTY

admiralty
brand loyalty
commonalty
culty
Dean of Faculty
death penalty
degree of difficulty
disloyalty
felty
kelty
Law Faculty
malty
plead guilty
subtilty
the death penalty
theatre of cruelty
university faculty
vice-admiralty
viceroyalty
Welty

Synonyms and antonyms of guilty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GUILTY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «guilty» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of guilty

Translation of «guilty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GUILTY

Find out the translation of guilty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of guilty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «guilty» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

犯罪的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

culpable
570 millions of speakers

English

guilty
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दोषी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُذْنِب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

виновный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

culpado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দোষী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coupable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersalah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schuldig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

有罪の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유죄의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Guilty
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có tội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குற்றவாளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपराधी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

suçlu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

colpevole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

winny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

винний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vinovat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ένοχος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skuldig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skyldig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skyldig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of guilty

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GUILTY»

The term «guilty» is very widely used and occupies the 7.570 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GUILTY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «guilty» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «guilty» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about guilty

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10 QUOTES WITH «GUILTY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word guilty.
1
Ama Ata Aidoo
Politicians are easy to attack, but frankly, we are all guilty of not meeting the needs of Africa's young people properly.
2
Kris Allen
For me, my guilty pleasure is that if I don't want to do anything one day, I won't. I'll just sit around, not shower, hardly even eat, and just watch TV.
3
Simon Armitage
I even feel guilty if I'm reading a novel, because I think I should be reading Homer again. I don't really know what free time is, because I don't have something to measure it against.
4
Peter Banks
I've had lots of replies, we're into the double figures now. And the overall standard is very good. In fact I've been feeling a little guilty, because I haven't replied to anyone yet - it is something I will be doing.
5
Saint Basil
The woman who purposely destroys her unborn child is guilty of murder. With us there is no nice enquiry as to its being formed or unformed.
6
Tommy Bond
Parks said, he's guilty and that's the end of the story.
7
Foxy Brown
The only crime I'm guilty of is being a young black woman.
8
Ann Marie Buerkle
I really don't have a guilty pleasure.
9
Jack Cade
We will that all men know we blame not all the lords, nor all those that are about the king's person, nor all gentlemen nor yeomen, nor all men of law, nor all bishops, nor all priests, but all such as may be found guilty by just and true inquiry and by the law.
10
Albert Camus
A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GUILTY»

Discover the use of guilty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to guilty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
When I Say No, I Feel Guilty
Are you having trouble coping with people? Learn the answers in When I Say No, I Feel Guilty, the best-seller with revolutionary new techniques for getting your own way. From the Paperback edition.
Manuel J. Smith, 2011
2
Guilty Gucci
They_re the talk of D.C. for their daring robberies and fly gear. And their latest caper is penned by Ashley Antoinette (of Ashley & JaQuavis) at her sultry, streetwise best.
Ashley Antoinette, 2012
3
Guilty
When Finn's stepmother is gunned down, and he learns that the gunman has also admitted to killing Finn's birth mother years before, Finn strikes up a friendship with the killer's daughter and the two search for the truth of what is going on ...
Norah McClintock, 2012
4
Guilty: Liberal "Victims" and Their Assault on America
One essential and recurring truth about self-righteous liberals, says Coulter, is that “they viciously attack all while wailing that they are the true victims.” With Guilty–a mordantly witty and shockingly specific catalog of offenses ...
Ann Coulter, 2009
5
Presumed Guilty: Casey Anthony: The Inside Story
Presumed Guilty shows how Baez, a struggling, high-school dropout, became one of the nation’s most high-profile defense attorneys through his tireless efforts to seek justice for one of the country’s most vilified murder suspects.
Jose Baez, Peter Golenbock, 2013
6
Guilty
In her newest top-notch tale of romantic suspense ("Booklist"), "New York Times"-bestselling author Robards delivers a story about a feisty female attorney whose past comes back to haunt her.
Karen Robards, 2009
7
Guilty
It takes the form of a diary, recording the earliest days of World War Two and the Nazi occupation of France, but this is no ordinary day book: it records the author’s journey through a war-torn world without transcendence.
Georges Bataille, 2011
8
Guilty: Hollywood's Verdict on Arabs After 9/11: Hollywood's ...
""Nothing will be the same again."" Americans scarred by the experience of 9/11 often express this sentiment. But what remains the same, argues Jack G. Shaheen, is Hollywood's stereotyping of Arabs.
Jack Shaheen, 2012
9
Guilty as Sin: A Novel
As she prepares for the trial of her career, Ellen suddenly finds herself swept into a cruel contest of twisted wits, a dark dance of life and death . . . with an evil mind as guilty as sin. From the Paperback edition.
Tami Hoag, 2003
10
Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander
In this series of notes, opinions, experiences, and reflections, Thomas Merton examines some of the most urgent questions of our age.
Thomas Merton, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GUILTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term guilty is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Drag racer guilty of killing four on Roosevelt Boulevard
Khusen Akhmedov, whose love of speed ended in the 2013 crash on Roosevelt Boulevard that killed a Northeast mother and three of her ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
2
Queens man charged with kidnapping, killing third member of love …
The Queens man charged with kidnapping and killing the third wheel of a polyamorous love triangle with him and his wife pleaded guilty in ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
3
Steven Powell, whose daughter-in-law Susan Powell disappeared …
Steven Powell stands in a Pierce County Superior courtroom, Monday, July 13, 2015, in Tacoma, Wash., shortly after he was found guilty of ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
4
Man pleads guilty to 2011 double killing, another to go on trial
A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty in connection to a 2011 double killing in Greenville. Manuel Granados was expected to go on trial ... «WHNS Greenville, Jul 15»
5
Sheldon Silver's son-in-law pleads guilty in fraud case, admitting he …
Marcello Trebitsch, 37, pleaded guilty to securities fraud before Judge Vernon Broderick, saying that from 2007 to 2014, he received $7 million ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
6
Woman found not guilty of murder in killing at East Atlanta restaurant
Some 10 hours before her release, a DeKalb jury found Williams not guilty on all seven felony counts filed against her following the shooting ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»
7
Fourth of five Brantley County drug conspirators pleads guilty to …
BRUNSWICK | The fourth of five Brantley County residents indicted in a long-running drug conspiracy pleaded guilty to a single charge Monday ... «Florida Times-Union, Jul 15»
8
Signal Mountain man pleads not guilty in alleged plot to kill New …
Doggart, who is white, pleaded not guilty at his Monday arraignment to one charge of solicitation to commit a civil rights violation. Authorities ... «Chattanooga Times Free Press, Jul 15»
9
Man found guilty of shooting
A North Toledo man charged with shooting another man on New Year's Day was found guilty Monday in Lucas County Common Pleas Court. «Toledo Blade, Jul 15»
10
Defendant guilty in 2 murders outside Pembroke Pines nightclub
Antwan Walker, 31, was found guilty of two counts of murder in the 2010 ... A Broward jury took seven hours over two days to return guilty ... «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»

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