{
    "term": "guilty",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "feeling ashamed because you have done something that you know is wrong or have not done something that you should have done",
            "sensetop": "guilty about doing somethingguilty about somethingguilty that…",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Matt and Chrissy both looked equally guilty."
                },
                {
                    "text": "John had a guilty look on his face."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I had a **guilty conscience** and could not sleep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I **feel** very **guilty** about leaving her.",
                    "contextForm": "guilty about doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "parents who feel guilty about the small amount of time they spend with their children",
                    "contextForm": "guilty about something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I feel almost guilty that so many good things are happening to us.",
                    "contextForm": "guilty that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt guilty about not visiting my parents more often."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has a terribly guilty conscience about it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was looking rather guilty when I came into the room."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "really", "very"],
                "preposition": ["about"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "having done something illegal; being responsible for something bad that has happened",
            "sensetop": "guilty of something",
            "labels": "(especially North American English)(especially US English)(especially North American English)(British English)(North American English)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He **pleaded guilty** to murder."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The jury **found** the defendant **not guilty** of the offence.",
                    "contextForm": "guilty of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She may be **guilty of murder**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was not **guilty of the crime** he had been put in prison for."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We've all been guilty of selfishness at some time in our lives."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**the guilty party** *(= the person responsible for something bad happening)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The jury voted not guilty on all counts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The accused is guilty on all counts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Everyone thought he was guilty but there was no proof."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My lawyer urged me to plead guilty."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was guilty of several crimes, including assault."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Under the UK judiciary system, everyone is innocent until proved guilty."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Who was the guilty party in the affair?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Anyone who supports terrorists is equally guilty of terrorist crimes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Company directors may be deemed guilty of a crime if their company causes pollution."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He pleaded guilty to starting the fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was found guilty of murder."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was certainly guilty, but the police couldn't prove it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was guilty of fraud."
                },
                {
                    "text": "No one believed him guilty of this terrible crime."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Law and justice"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "plead", "believe somebody"],
                "adverb": ["certainly", "clearly", "obviously"],
                "preposition": ["of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "something that you enjoy, even though you feel it is not really a good thing",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Daytime TV is one of my guilty pleasures."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a secret that somebody feels ashamed about",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɡɪlti/",
                "audio": "gu/guilty/guilty__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɡɪlti/",
                "audio": "gu/guilty/guilty__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English gyltig (see guilt, -y)."
}