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guilty

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/ˈɡɪlti/ · gul-ti

Culpable or responsible for a crime or wrongdoing.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

Culpable or responsible for a crime or wrongdoing.

جرم یا غلطی کے لئے ذمہ دار یا قصوروار۔

گنہگار

gunahgaar

Formal: مجرم

Synonyms

culpableliableat faultقصوروارخطاکارمجرم

Antonyms

innocentblamelessnot guiltyبےگناہبےقصوربےعذر

Common Collocations

  • guilty conscience
  • guilty plea
  • guilty of a crime

Example Sentences

He felt guilty for not helping his friend.

اس نے اپنے دوست کی مدد نہ کرنے پر گنہگار محسوس کیا۔

Us ne apne dost ki madad na karne par gunahgaar mehsoos kiya.

The jury found the defendant guilty.

جیوری نے ملزم کو مجرم قرار دیا۔

Jury ne mulzim ko mujrim qarar diya.

She was guilty of lying to her parents.

وہ اپنے والدین سے جھوٹ بولنے کی قصوروار تھی۔

Woh apne walidain se jhoot bolne ki qasoorwaar thi.

Easily Confused With

culpable:Culpable refers to being guilty or blameworthy, often used in legal contexts, while guilty is more commonly used in everyday language.

Word Family

guilt
nounگناہ
guiltiness
nounقصورواریت

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Guilty sounds like 'guilt', think of it as being tied to the feeling of remorse.

Imagine someone with a heavy heart looking down, feeling the weight of their wrongdoings.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

مجھ سے مت پوچھ میرے حال کا قصہ، گنہگار ہوں میں اس کائنات کا۔

Mujh se mat pooch mere haal ka qissa, gunahgaar hoon mai is kainaat ka.

Do not ask me about the tale of my condition, I am guilty of the universe.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

جواب دے گا وہی گنہگار ہو گا.

Jawab de ga wahi gunahgaar ho ga.

Only the one who will answer will be guilty.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Old French "guilty" — culpable

First known use: 14th century

The word evolved from Old French 'guilty', which comes from the Latin 'culpabilis', meaning 'blameworthy'.