Meanings
adjective
- Having a strong sense of guilt.
He was so guilt-ridden that he could not face his father.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivefeeling or revealing a sense of guilt
Similar
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-West Germanic*gulti?
- Old Englishgylt
- Middle Englishgilt
- Englishguilt
- Englishguilt-ridden
Translations
Finnish syyllisyyttä poteva, syyllisyydentuntoinen
- syyllisyyttä potevahaving a strong sense of guilt
- syyllisyydentuntoinenhaving a strong sense of guilt
- syyllisyyden pauloissahaving a strong sense of guilt
French qui se sent coupable, rongé par la culpabilité
- qui se sent coupablehaving a strong sense of guilt
- rongé par la culpabilitéhaving a strong sense of guilt
German mit Schuldgefühlen beladen, von Schuld gebeutelt
- mit Schuldgefühlen beladenhaving a strong sense of guilt
- von Schuld gebeutelthaving a strong sense of guilt
- schuldgeplagthaving a strong sense of guilt
Polish mający poczucie winy
- mający poczucie winyhaving a strong sense of guilt
Swedish skuldtyngd
- skuldtyngdhaving a strong sense of guilt
Cite this entry
APA
guilt-ridden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guilt-ridden
MLA
“guilt-ridden.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guilt-ridden. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guilt-ridden,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guilt-ridden.
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