Guilt An emotional state produced by thoughts that we have not lived up to our ideal self and could have done otherwise. Guilt is both a cognitive and an emotional experience that occurs when the child realizes that he or she has violated a moral...

An excuse not requested betrays the guilt of him who makes it. (Roman) An unrequested excuse infers guilt. (Malaysian) God finds out the guilty. (Roman) He confesses his guilt who flees from his trial. (Roman) He declares himself guilty who justifies...

The Bst. born has no feeling of guilt in the sense of fear of a God who will punish him for his wrong-doing. But he knows that he will by the law of Karma receive the effects of his wrong-doing and in this way suffer the effects of his sin...

Guilt There are two main forms of the idea of "guilt"—moral guilt and legal or quasi-legal guilt. Originally these were not sharply distinguished, but enlightened thought requires that they should be. In outward substance the two...

Guilt is the fact, state, or verdict (by a court or other tribunal), of an offence, crime, violation, or wrong committed, especially against moral or penal law. Guilt is also a cognitive and an emotional experience that occurs when a person realizes...

Before leaving for a 12-day trip a couple months ago, I left a long, loving letter for my 8-year-old daughter. Give it to her, I told my husband, when she seems upset about my being gone. Three days later the phone rang in...

Needed a new suitcase to carry the guilt. Handle fell off the old suitcase. Too many years. Too many hard knocks. Too much guilt. "Need a new suitcase to carry the guilt," told man at the suitcase store. "What size?" man asked....

There is a portion of the seder text that talks about how the different sons respond to the story. There is the wise son, the contrary son, the simple son and so forth, each of them talking to his dad. The point of this episode...

A Moroccan suspected of being the hooded man who claimed responsibility for the 2004 Madrid terror bombings on behalf of a group of Muslim militants refused to answer questions from a prosecutor Friday, as the trial went into its second day.Prosecutors claim Youssef Belhadj is...

Guilt has physiological and psychological effects. The psychological effects can include something bad, such as feelings of worthlessness or inferiority. Guilt can also serve in a positive way as a motivator. A person may suffer physiological effects such as insomnia and physical pain.

A description of guilt and the feelings that it brings out in people.