Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with guilt in American Collocation
guilt
noun
uncountable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ɡɪlt/
overwhelming
terrible
She was unable to cope with the overwhelming guilt she felt.
feel guilt
be consumed by
be racked by
be tormented with
experience
feel
suffer from
Parents may feel guilt about what genes they have transmitted.
get rid of guilt
assuage
ease
relieve
People often try to assuage the guilt of wrongdoing by doing right.
burden
feeling
pang
sense
twinge
I feel a burden of guilt that I’m alive and he’s dead.
I couldn’t help but feel a twinge of guilt.