guilt

Schuld, Schuldgefühl

Verantwortung für etwas Falsches oder das unangenehme Gefühl, etwas Falsches getan zu haben.

In einfachem Englisch: Responsibility for doing something wrong, or the unhappy feeling that you have done something wrong.

• She felt guilt after telling the lie.
• The evidence proved his guilt.
• He admitted his guilt and asked for forgiveness.

So benutzt man es: guilt about something (She felt guilt about leaving her family.); guilt over something (His guilt over the accident kept him awake.)

Synonyme: culpability, remorse

Gegenteile: innocence

Häufige Wendungen: feel guilt, prove someone's guilt, sense of guilt

Schuldgefühle einreden

Jemandem wegen seines Verhaltens Schuldgefühle machen, oft damit er tut, was man möchte.

In einfachem Englisch: To make someone feel bad about their actions, often to make them do what you want.

• Don't guilt me about taking a break.
• Her parents guilted her into visiting every weekend.
• He tried to guilt us into staying longer.

So benutzt man es: guilt someone into doing something (He guilted me into helping him move.); guilt someone about something (She guilted him about missing dinner.)

Synonyme: guilt-trip

Häufige Wendungen: guilt someone into, guilt someone about