English Explanatory Dictionary

guilt trip

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A feeling of shame or embarrassment, especially if self-indulgent, unwarranted, exaggerated or felt over a significant period of time.
  2. An act that produces such a feeling.
verb
  1. Alternative form of guilt-trip.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

guilt trip guilt trips guilt tripping guilt tripped

Etymology

From guilt + trip. First use appears c. 1972 in the novel Any Minute I Can Split by Judith Rossner.

Related words

ego trip

Derived words

guilt-trip guilt-trippy
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