Guilt
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| - | '''Guilt''' is primarily an [[emotion]] experienced by people who believe they have done something [[wrong]]. From a legal perspective it can also refer to the condition of having done something legally wrong, regardless of how one feels about it. | + | '''[[Guilt (emotion)]]''' is an emotion that occurs when a person believes that they have violated a moral standard. |
| - | See also | + | |
| - | *[[Fictional portrayals of psychopaths]] | + | '''Guilt may also refer to: |
| - | *[[Confession]] | + | |
| - | *[[Condemnation]] | + | *[[Culpability]], a legal term |
| - | *[[Remorse]] | + | *[[Guilt (law)]], a legal term |
| - | * [[Guilt society]] | + | ==Etymology== |
| + | From Middle English ''gilt, gult'', from Old English ''gylt'' (“guilt, sin, offense, crime, fault”), of obscure origin. Perhaps connected with Old English ''ġieldan'' (“to yield, pay, pay for, reward, requite, render, worship, serve, sacrifice to, punish”). See ''[[yield]]''. | ||
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| + | See ''[[*gheldh-]]'' | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *''[[The Guilty]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[The Tyranny of Guilt]]'' | ||
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Guilt (emotion) is an emotion that occurs when a person believes that they have violated a moral standard.
Guilt may also refer to:
- Culpability, a legal term
- Guilt (law), a legal term
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Etymology
From Middle English gilt, gult, from Old English gylt (“guilt, sin, offense, crime, fault”), of obscure origin. Perhaps connected with Old English ġieldan (“to yield, pay, pay for, reward, requite, render, worship, serve, sacrifice to, punish”). See yield.
See *gheldh-
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See also
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