guilt trip
Informal. a feeling of guilt or responsibility, especially one not justified by reality.
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Informal. to attempt to instill a guilt trip in; play upon the guilt feelings of.: See also guilt (def. 4).
Origin of guilt-trip
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How to use guilt trip in a sentence
Apps can give you reminders, accountability, guilt trips, or even a personal habit coach, but in the end you still have to do the work — you can’t app your way to a better self.
Can habit-tracking apps help bring some routine back to our quarantine lives? | Nisha Chittal | January 1, 2021 | VoxI hesitate to respond to the re-hashing of your antiquated guilt trip on women to get married.
Dear Princeton Mom, Stop Telling Me To Husband-Hunt | Emily Shire | February 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere are no real medical reasons for such a disgusting invasive procedure, other than a politically legislated guilt trip.
Will he be able to guilt-trip, shame, or otherwise compel American Muslims to communicate more with law enforcement?
How Peter King's Muslim Hearings Help the Terrorists | Jonathan Alter | March 10, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
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