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{
"term": "guilty",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "feeling ashamed because you have done something that you know is wrong or have not done something that you should have done",
"sensetop": "guilty about doing somethingguilty about somethingguilty that…",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Matt and Chrissy both looked equally guilty."
},
{
"text": "John had a guilty look on his face."
},
{
"text": "I had a **guilty conscience** and could not sleep."
},
{
"text": "I **feel** very **guilty** about leaving her.",
"contextForm": "guilty about doing something"
},
{
"text": "parents who feel guilty about the small amount of time they spend with their children",
"contextForm": "guilty about something"
},
{
"text": "I feel almost guilty that so many good things are happening to us.",
"contextForm": "guilty that…"
},
{
"text": "I felt guilty about not visiting my parents more often."
},
{
"text": "She has a terribly guilty conscience about it."
},
{
"text": "She was looking rather guilty when I came into the room."
}
],
"topics": ["Feelings"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["feel", "look"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "really", "very"],
"preposition": ["about"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "having done something illegal; being responsible for something bad that has happened",
"sensetop": "guilty of something",
"labels": "(especially North American English)(especially US English)(especially North American English)(British English)(North American English)",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He **pleaded guilty** to murder."
},
{
"text": "The jury **found** the defendant **not guilty** of the offence.",
"contextForm": "guilty of something"
},
{
"text": "She may be **guilty of murder**."
},
{
"text": "He was not **guilty of the crime** he had been put in prison for."
},
{
"text": "We've all been guilty of selfishness at some time in our lives."
},
{
"text": "**the guilty party** *(= the person responsible for something bad happening)*"
},
{
"text": "The jury voted not guilty on all counts."
},
{
"text": "The accused is guilty on all counts."
},
{
"text": "Everyone thought he was guilty but there was no proof."
},
{
"text": "My lawyer urged me to plead guilty."
},
{
"text": "She was guilty of several crimes, including assault."
},
{
"text": "Under the UK judiciary system, everyone is innocent until proved guilty."
},
{
"text": "Who was the guilty party in the affair?"
},
{
"text": "Anyone who supports terrorists is equally guilty of terrorist crimes."
},
{
"text": "Company directors may be deemed guilty of a crime if their company causes pollution."
},
{
"text": "He pleaded guilty to starting the fire."
},
{
"text": "He was found guilty of murder."
},
{
"text": "She was certainly guilty, but the police couldn't prove it."
},
{
"text": "She was guilty of fraud."
},
{
"text": "No one believed him guilty of this terrible crime."
}
],
"topics": ["Law and justice"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "plead", "believe somebody"],
"adverb": ["certainly", "clearly", "obviously"],
"preposition": ["of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "something that you enjoy, even though you feel it is not really a good thing",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Daytime TV is one of my guilty pleasures."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a secret that somebody feels ashamed about",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈɡɪlti/",
"audio": "gu/guilty/guilty__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈɡɪlti/",
"audio": "gu/guilty/guilty__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English gyltig (see guilt, -y)."
}