GUILTINESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The state of having committed an offense

Synonyms:

guilt; guiltiness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("guiltiness" is a kind of...):

condition; status (a state at a particular time)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "guiltiness"):

bloodguilt (the state of being guilty of bloodshed and murder)

complicity (guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense)

criminalism; criminality; criminalness (the state of being a criminal)

guilt by association (the attribution of guilt (without proof) to individuals because the people they associate with are guilty)

impeachability; indictability (the state of being liable to impeachment)

Derivation:

guilty (showing a sense of guilt)

guilty (responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act)