- guilt-ridden
- ADJ-GRADEDIf a person is guilt-ridden, they feel very guilty about something.
The role of home-based mother and writer is much more satisfying than that of guilt-ridden career woman with children.
English dictionary. 2008.
guilt-ridden
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guilt-ridden — adj. mentally anguished due to feelings of guilt[3]. Syn: guilt sick. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
guilt-ridden — guilt .ridden adj feeling so guilty about something that you cannot think about anything else … Dictionary of contemporary English
guilt-ridden — adjective feeling or revealing a sense of guilt so guilt ridden he could not face his father • Similar to: ↑guilty * * * guilt ridden UK US adjective feeling extremely guilty for a long time Thesaurus: feeling ashamed or embarrassedsynonym … Useful english dictionary
guilt-ridden — adjective Having a strong sense of guilt. he was so guilt ridden that he could not face his father … Wiktionary
guilt-ridden — adjective feeling so guilty about something that you cannot think about anything else … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
guilt-ridden — UK / US adjective feeling extremely guilty for a long time … English dictionary
Guilt-sick — a. Made sick by consciousness of guilt. A guilt sick conscience. Beau. & Fl. Syn: guilt ridden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-ridden — [ rıdn ] suffix used with some nouns to make adjectives meaning full of something, usually something unpleasant or harmful: a crime ridden society a guilt ridden expression … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ridden — past participle of RIDE(Cf. ↑rideable). ► ADJECTIVE (in combination ) ▪ full of or dominated by a particular thing: guilt ridden … English terms dictionary
-ridden — a combining form meaning obsessed with, overwhelmed by (torment ridden) or full of, burdened with (debt ridden). [special use of RIDDEN] * * * ridden combining form Oppressed by the dominance or prevalence of a specified thing (eg hag ridden or… … Useful english dictionary
