I feel guilty for forgetting about your birthday.
•You shouldn't feel guilty about the accident. It's not your fault.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
feel bad (about something) — phrase to feel guilty or unhappy about something Tim felt bad about leaving without saying goodbye. Thesaurus: to be, or to become ashamed or embarrassedsynonym Main entry: bad … Useful english dictionary
guilty */*/*/ — UK [ˈɡɪltɪ] / US adjective Word forms guilty : adjective guilty comparative guiltier superlative guiltiest Metaphor: Being guilty is like being dirty, and being innocent is like being clean. Becoming more moral or getting rid of guilt is like… … English dictionary
guilty — guilt|y [ gılti ] adjective *** 1. ) ashamed and sorry because you have done something wrong: You shouldn t feel guilty all the time you ve done nothing to be ashamed of. guilty about: I still feel guilty about things I said to my mother when I… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
guilty — [[t]gɪ̱lti[/t]] ♦♦♦ guiltier, guiltiest 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ about n If you feel guilty, you feel unhappy because you think that you have done something wrong or have failed to do something which you should have done. I feel so… … English dictionary
guilty*/*/ — [ˈgɪlti] adj 1) ashamed and sorry because you have done something wrong a guilty look/expression[/ex] It was a clear sign that he had a guilty conscience (= a feeling that he had done something wrong).[/ex] You shouldn t feel guilty all the time… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
feel rotten — 1) to feel ill I m not getting up. I feel really rotten. 2) to feel sorry or guilty about something that you have done feel rotten about (doing) something: I felt rotten about telling him what they d said … English dictionary
lay something on someone — 1. tv. to present a plan or an idea to someone. □ Here is this century’s greatest idea. Let me lay it on you. □ I’m going to lay a great idea on you. 2. tv. to attempt to make someone feel guilty about something. □ Don’t lay that stuff on me.… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
feel — feel1 W1S1 [fi:l] v past tense and past participle felt [felt] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(feeling/emotion)¦ 2¦(notice)¦ 3¦(feel smooth/dry etc)¦ 4¦(feel good/strange/exciting etc)¦ 5¦(have an opinion)¦ 6 feel like (doing) something 7¦(touch)¦ 8 feel around/on/in … Dictionary of contemporary English
feel — [[t]fi͟ːl[/t]] ♦ feels, feeling, felt 1) V LINK If you feel a particular emotion or physical sensation, you experience it. [V adj] I am feeling very depressed... [V adj] I will always feel grateful to that little guy... [V adj] I remember feeling … English dictionary
feel — 1 /fi:l/ verb past tense and past participle felt /felt/ 1 FEEL HAPPY/SICK ETC (linking verb, intransitive) to experience a particular feeling or emotion: You can never tell what he s feeling. | feel fine/sick/hungry/guilty etc: I m feeling a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
guilty — / gIlti/ adjective guiltier, guiltiest 1 ASHAMED feeling very ashamed and sad because you have done something that you know is wrong (+ about): I feel really guilty about forgetting her birthday again. | guilty conscience: My guilty conscience… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
