guilt 
/ˈgɪlt/ noun
plural guilts /ˈgɪlt/ noun 1 [noncount] : responsibility for a crime or for doing something bad or wrong
▪ The jury determines the defendant's guilt or innocence. ▪ an admission of guilt ▪ His guilt in the matter was indisputable. ▪ It was clear that the guilt lay with him. — opposite innocence 2 : a bad feeling caused by knowing or thinking that you have done something bad or wrong [noncount] ▪ I was overwhelmed by feelings of guilt. [=shame] ▪ a strong sense of guilt ▪ She feels guilt over something that happened before she was born! ▪ guilt-ridden people [=people who feel a lot of guilt] [count] ▪ our secret guilts and insecurities
▪ The jury determines the defendant's guilt or innocence. ▪ an admission of guilt ▪ His guilt in the matter was indisputable. ▪ It was clear that the guilt lay with him. — opposite innocence
— guilt·less /ˈgɪltləs/ adjective [more guiltless; most guiltless]
▪ He's not entirely to blame, but he's not guiltless [=innocent], either. ▪ a guiltless pleasure [=a pleasure that does not make you feel guilty]
/ˈgɪltləs/ adjective [more guiltless; most guiltless] ▪ He's not entirely to blame, but he's not guiltless [=innocent], either. ▪ a guiltless pleasure [=a pleasure that does not make you feel guilty]
