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# guilty

«guilty» in Mova's school dictionary: **Feeling bad because you know you did something wrong** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (guilty, guiltier, guiltiest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Feeling bad because you know you did something wrong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guilty/#m1)

2) Having done something wrong or against the law. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guilty/#m2)

3) Decided by a court to have broken the law. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guilty/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In lessons about feelings and honesty, guilt is the uncomfortable feeling after lying or hurting someone; saying sorry and putting things right helps. In stories and law, the court decides if someone is guilty or not guilty. Phrases: «feel guilty», «guilty of», «found guilty», «a guilty conscience».

### examples

- I felt guilty about eating my sister's chocolate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guilty/#x1)
- The dog looked guilty next to the chewed shoe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guilty/#x2)
- The judge said the man was guilty of stealing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guilty/#x3)
- He had a guilty conscience after telling a lie. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guilty/#x4)
- Don't feel guilty about saying no to a stranger. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guilty/#x5)
- She was found not guilty. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guilty/#x6)
- I am guilty, wretch that I am! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guilty/#x7)

### note

Noun: guilt. Opposite: innocent. «Guilty of» + the wrong thing. In law, a person is innocent until proven guilty. Feeling guilty does not always mean you did wrong — you should never feel guilty for keeping yourself safe.

### In the corpora

- [They may feel guilty, tired or argue about it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help/4/)
- ["Charged" with a crime is not the same as "guilty"; the court decides, so wait for it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/47-viral-rumours-cancellations-fakes-and-apologies/16/)
- [You cannot honestly claim to feel sad the way people do; you should never make someone feel guilty for leaving.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/29-who-you-are-being-wrong-and-learning/13/)
- [The court claps; the Queen says it proves he is guilty.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/23-alice-alices-evidence-1/13/)
- ["Known to police" means a person has a criminal record (a police list of crimes they were found guilty of).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/27-crime-prison-and-police/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «guilty» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guilty/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.