guilt
US /ɡɪlt/
UK /ɡɪlt/
1.
the fact of having committed a specified or implied offense or crime
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The jury found him innocent of the guilt.
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There was no evidence to prove his guilt.
2.
a feeling of having done wrong or failed in an obligation
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She felt a pang of guilt for lying.
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He was overwhelmed by guilt after the accident.