Guilty
Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪltiː/
Guilty (adjective)
- Feeling bad because you did something wrong.
- Having been found to have broken a law or rule.
- 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