guilt trip

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (idiomatic) A feeling of shame or embarrassment, especially if self-indulgent, unwarranted, exaggerated or felt over a significant period of time.
2. (idiomatic) An act that produces such a feeling.

Verb

Alternative form of guilt-trip.

Sinonieme

guilt

guilty conscience

guilt feelings

Vertalings

culpabilitat

sentiment de culpa

ενοχή

culpabilité

guilty conscience

colpa

senso di colpa

culpa

culpabilidad

Etimologie (Engels)

From guilt + trip. First use appears c. 1972 in the novel Any Minute I Can Split by Judith Rossner.