Schuld

Meaning

1. (feminine,plural-normally) debt
2. (feminine,singular,singular-only) fault
3. (feminine,singular,singular-only) guilt
4. (feminine,singular,singular-only) blame, responsibility

Concepts

debt

fault

guilt

blame

obligation

crime

error

sin

guiltiness

debit

debtor

indebtedness

liability

loan

debits

culpability

blame

indiscretion

lending

liabilities

debt

debt

mistake

charges

offence

pang of conscience

reason

sense of guilt

cause

wrong

nature of offence

nature of offense

way of borrowing

unfulfilled promise

borrowing

responsibility

obligation to pay

feeling of guilt

duty

due

drawback

Synonyms

Ausstand

Fehler

Verpflichtung

Soll

Pflicht

Grund

Debet

Rückstand

Verantwortung

Sünde

Ursache

Fehl

Versehen

Verbrechen

Makel

Mangel

Verbindlichkeit

Folge

Passiva

Strafbarkeit

Vergehen

Schuldigkeit

Verantwortlichkeit

Schuldgefühl

Missetat

Lastschrift

Verdacht

Schuldgefühle

Irrtum

verschulden

Verschuldung

Verstoß

Vorwurf

Zoll

Schulden

Unrecht

Anlass

Delikt

Schuldbewusstsein

geldliche Verpflichtung

pekuniäre Verpflichtung

Debetseite

Schuldenlast

Schuldbürde

schwere Energie

Schuldner

Dialects

Zürich

schuld

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃʊlt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: schult

Inherited from Old High German: sculd

Cognate with English: shild

In summary

From Middle High German schult, from Old High German sculd. Cognate with obsolete English shild (“debt, fault, guilt”).