karmic debt

noun

The accumulation of negative energy resulting from misdeeds in one's past.

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Meanings

nounkarmic debt (countable and uncountable, plural karmic debts)

plural karmic debts

  1. New Agecountableuncountablemetaphysics; spirituality; metaphysics; spiritualityhuman sciencesThe accumulation of negative energy resulting from misdeeds in one's past.

Origin

From karmic + debt. First use appears c. 1888.

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karmic debt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/karmic%20debt

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“karmic debt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/karmic%20debt. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “karmic debt,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/karmic%20debt.

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