Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective mentally anguished due to feelings of guilt{3}.
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- adjective Having a strong sense of
guilt .
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- adjective feeling or revealing a sense of guilt
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Examples
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I hurt for myself, for the first loss I had experienced, but I also hurt for my mother because she seemed so tortured, so guilt-ridden.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery Jack Canfield 2011
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I hurt for myself, for the first loss I had experienced, but I also hurt for my mother because she seemed so tortured, so guilt-ridden.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery Jack Canfield 2011
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I ran into the room expecting to find him staring at me with the pained, guilt-ridden expression he wears when his enthusiasm or passion has taken him in the "wrong direction."
John Riofrio: What a Doll's Broken Arm Taught Me About Parenting and Privilege John Riofrio 2011
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I find it highly improbable, almost impossible, that poor minions who were duped into planting explosive fire extinguishers which ended up in mass murder of their fellow citizens would remain silent all these years for fear of their own, guilt-ridden lives.
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“Whoa,” Mimo said, a flattered, guilt-ridden knot of emotion now.
Least Resistance 2009
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I ran into the room expecting to find him staring at me with the pained, guilt-ridden expression he wears when his enthusiasm or passion has taken him in the "wrong direction."
John Riofrio: What a Doll's Broken Arm Taught Me About Parenting and Privilege John Riofrio 2011
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A big bellied, overweight, guilt-ridden, drug dependent but still quite loveable Italian-American named Frank Ferrante is taken on as a project by three young men who manage a Café Gratitude restaurant in San Francisco.
Archive 2009-06-01 Alice Walker Blog Administrator 2009
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Transforming into a werewolf is a painful, guilt-ridden ritual.
TWILIGHT SAGA NEWS FOR NOVEMBER 18TH | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews 2009
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Mooney surprises with unexpected plot twists and grabs the reader with empathy for his understandably guilt-ridden (but supremely capable) protagonist.
Writing Maxine 2009
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So, for most people in the developed world, religion is an affirmation of their lives, not a guilt-ridden, fear-of-damnation-driven set of sacrifices.
Clay Farris Naff: Pope Says Suffering is Good for You Clay Farris Naff 2010
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