Medical Dictionary

guilt

noun \ˈgilt\

Medical Definition of GUILT

:  feelings of culpability especially for imagined offenses or from a sense of inadequacy :  morbid self-reproach often manifest in marked preoccupation with the moral correctness of one's behavior <aggressive responses originating in inner guilt and uncertainty>

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