guilty

guilty
guilt|y
W3S2 [ˈgılti] adj
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1¦(ashamed)¦
2¦(of a crime)¦
3
4 the guilty party
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1.) ¦(ASHAMED)¦
feeling very ashamed and sad because you know that you have done something wrong
guilty about/at
▪ I feel really guilty at forgetting her birthday again.
▪ She looked self-conscious and guilty.
▪ It was his guilty conscience that made him offer to help.
2.) ¦(OF A CRIME)¦
having done something that is a crime
≠ ↑innocent guilty of
▪ The jury found her guilty of murder.
▪ He was found not guilty of the death of PC Jones.
▪ He pleaded guilty to two charges of theft.
3.) responsible for behaviour that is morally or socially unacceptable
be guilty of doing sth
▪ Some journalists are guilty of reporting scandal in order to sell papers.
4.) the guilty party
formal the person who has done something illegal or wrong
>guiltily adv

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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