Guilty | Mean of guilty in English Dictionary
/ˈgɪlti/
- responsible for committing a crime or doing something bad or wrong
- Do you think he's innocent or guilty?
- Will the defendant plead guilty or not guilty?
- Police have not been able to identify the guilty party. [=the person who committed the crime]
- The state will prove that the defendants are guilty as charged. [=that they committed the crime they are accused of committing]
- (informal) They're (as) guilty as sin. [=completely/very guilty]
- The jury found her guilty of manslaughter.
- The only thing I'm guilty of is bad taste.
- “Did you plan this party?” “Guilty as charged.” [=yes, I did]
- showing that you know you have done something bad or wrong
- The children exchanged guilty looks.
- He was acting like someone with a guilty conscience.
- feeling bad because you have done something bad or wrong or because you believe you have done something bad or wrong
- There's no need to feel guilty about it.
- Chocolate is one of my guilty pleasures. [=something that I enjoy even though eating it causes feelings of guilt]
