guilty
US: /ˈɡɪɫti/
UK: /ɡˈɪlti/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
guilty- tính từ
- có tội, phạm tội, tội lỗi
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective (guiltier, guiltiest)Help Note: more guilty and most guilty are more common
1 ~ (about sth) feeling ashamed because you have done sth that you know is wrong or have not done sth that you should have done: I felt guilty about not visiting my parents more often. + John had a guilty look on his face. + I had a guilty conscience and could not sleep.
2 ~ (of sth) having done sth illegal; being responsible for sth bad that has happened: The jury found the defendant not guilty of the offence. + He pleaded guilty to murder. + the guilty party (= the person responsible for sth bad happening) + We've all been guilty of selfishness at some time in our lives.
Antonym: INNOCENT
guiltily adverb
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 responsible, culpable, answerable, blameworthy, at fault, delinquent, wrong; offending, reprehensible:
Whoever was guilty will be prosecuted. First we must find the guilty party.
2 remorseful, contrite, regretful, sorry, apologetic, repentant, sorrowful, conscience-stricken, rueful, penitent; ashamed, shame-faced, sheepish, embarrassed, red-faced:
Gavin felt terribly guilty for having insulted Tina.
Collocation
1 feeling/showing guilt
VERBS
feel, look
ADV.
extremely, incredibly, really, terribly, very
She's got a terribly guilty conscience about it.
| almost
I feel almost guilty that so many good things are happening to us.
| a bit, faintly, a little, rather, slightly, somewhat, vaguely
She was looking rather guilty when I came into the room.
| oddly, ridiculously
PREP.
about
I feel very guilty about leaving her.
2 having broken the law/done sth wrong
VERBS
be, plead
He pleaded guilty to starting the fire.
| believe sb, presume sb
No one believed him guilty of this terrible crime. A person should never be presumed guilty.
| deem sb, find sb, hold sb, prove sb
Company directors may be deemed guilty of an offence if their company causes pollution. He was found guilty of murder.
ADV.
certainly, clearly
She was certainly guilty, but the police couldn't prove it.
PREP.
of
She was guilty of fraud.
Concise dictionary
guiltier|guiltiestgɪltɪadj.
+responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; or marked by guilt
+showing a sense of guilt
