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Definition of Guilt-ridden
1. Adjective. Feeling or revealing a sense of guilt. "So guilt-ridden he could not face his father"
Definition of Guilt-ridden
1. Adjective. Having a strong sense of guilt. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Guilt-ridden
Literary usage of Guilt-ridden
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Heartache of Motherhood by Joyce Nicholson (1983)
"To alleviate my monotony, and to relieve my complete dependence on my husband,
I sought some work, and because of my guilt-ridden feeling that not to be at ..."
2. Rural Substance Abuse: State of Knowledge & Issues edited by Elizabeth B. Robertson (1999)
"Here, significant usage beyond the limits of abstention could induce guilt-ridden
self- statements that a woman may as well keep using, since the sacred vow ..."
3. Parents, Peers and Pot II: Parents in Action by Marsha Manatt (1996)
"... for example, which are burdened, almost daily, with new demands levied upon
them by an anxious and guilt-ridden society; to the churches, which likewise ..."
4. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... guilt-ridden —Margaret Drabble, The Needle's Eye, 1972 “They (teen-age
salespeople) know what you want and they can relate,” says Karen Rascon as she ..."
5. Intermediate Sanctions in Sentencing Guidelines by Michael Tonry (1998)
"Because such offenses often involve psychopathology; because a prison sentence
would break up the family, possibly leaving the victim feeling guilt-ridden ..."
6. What Holds Us Together: Social Cohesion in South Africa by David Chidester, Phillip Dexter (2004)
"Female virtue in its Christian, guilt-ridden format is hardly what all traditions
are about, and much sexual banter and licence is encouraged in many ..."
7. Creation, the Sacred Universe: The Incubation of the Phoenix by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1994)
"He casts his nets of fear on the waters of your awareness, then draws them with
ropes of “reason”, back into a guilt-ridden past. You can only experience in ..."
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