Meanings
nounsurvivor guilt (uncountable)
- uncountablehuman sciencesA form of remorse or emotional distress experienced by individuals who survive a traumatic life-threatening event while others perish.
Synonyms: survivor syndrome
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA form of remorse or emotional distress experienced by individuals who survive a traumatic life-threatening event while others perish.
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Finnish eloonjääneen syyllisyys
- eloonjääneen syyllisyysTranslations
French syndrome du survivant, culpabilité du survivant
- syndrome du survivantTranslations
- culpabilité du survivantTranslations
Polish syndrom KZ
- syndrom KZTranslations
Russian вина́ уцеле́вшего, чу́вство вины́ вы́жившего
- вина́ уцеле́вшего (viná ucelévševo)Translations
- чу́вство вины́ вы́жившего (čúvstvo viný výživševo)Translations
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survivor guilt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/survivor%20guilt
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“survivor guilt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/survivor%20guilt. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “survivor guilt,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/survivor%20guilt.
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