Guilty

Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪltiː/

Guilty (adjective)

  1. Feeling bad because you did something wrong.
  2. Having been found to have broken a law or rule.
  3. Responsible for a mistake or bad action.

Examples

  • She felt guilty after eating the last cookie.
  • He felt guilty for not calling his friend back.

Common collocations: feel guilty, guilty conscience, found guilty, plead guilty, guilty of negligence

Synonyms of Guilty

Formal

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Guilty

  • legal or moral context