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    Culpabilité (en. Guilt)

    /kyl.pa.bi.li.te/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    Feeling or state of being guilty.
    He feels a deep guilt after what he did.
    Il ressent une culpabilité profonde après ce qu'il a fait.
    Psychological state related to the awareness of having committed a fault.
    His guilt prevents him from sleeping at night.
    Sa culpabilité l'empêche de dormir la nuit.
    Moral responsibility for a mistake or an act considered as wrong.
    Guilt is often associated with remorse.
    La culpabilité est souvent associée au remords.

    Etymology

    From the Latin 'culpabilitas', derived from 'culpa' which means 'fault'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    shared guilt
    State where the fault is distributed among several people.
    culpabilité partagée
    to free oneself from one's guilt
    Finding a way to no longer feel guilty.
    se libérer de sa culpabilité
    victim's guilt
    Feeling of guilt experienced by a victim, sometimes involuntary.
    culpabilité de la victime

    Related Words

    guilty
    A person who is responsible for a fault.
    culpable
    to make someone feel guilty
    The act of making someone guilty of something.
    culpabiliser
    expiation
    The act of repairing a fault.
    expiation

    Slang Meanings

    To have remorse
    After saying that, he had remorse and felt guilty.
    Après avoir dit cela, il a eu des remords et s'est senti coupable.
    To be in 'bad conscience' mode
    Since the incident, she has been in bad conscience mode all the time.
    Depuis l'incident, elle est en mode mauvaise conscience tout le temps.