guilt trip noun
plural ∼ trips [count] informal : a feeling of guilt that you get when someone suggests that you have done something wrong or that you are not doing something that you should
▪ “I guess you're just too busy to call.” “I don't need the guilt trip, Mom. If you want me to call more often, just say so.” ▪ The speaker laid/put a (big) guilt trip on us [=tried to make us feel bad or sorry] by describing in detail how much waste the average American generates.
▪ “I guess you're just too busy to call.” “I don't need the guilt trip, Mom. If you want me to call more often, just say so.” ▪ The speaker laid/put a (big) guilt trip on us [=tried to make us feel bad or sorry] by describing in detail how much waste the average American generates.
