guilt

colpa, senso di colpa

Responsabilità per un’azione sbagliata, oppure disagio che si prova pensando di aver agito male.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: guilt about something (She felt guilt about leaving her family.); guilt over something (His guilt over the accident kept him awake.)

Sinonimi: culpability, remorse

Contrari: innocence

Espressioni comuni: feel guilt, prove someone's guilt, sense of guilt

far sentire in colpa, colpevolizzare

Far sentire qualcuno in colpa per le sue azioni, spesso per ottenere ciò che si vuole.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: guilt someone into doing something (He guilted me into helping him move.); guilt someone about something (She guilted him about missing dinner.)

Sinonimi: guilt-trip

Espressioni comuni: guilt someone into, guilt someone about