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The correct spelling is guilt trip.
How to pronounce guilt trip
Say it like: Gui-lt -tri-p
The correct spelling is guilt trip. A feeling of shame or embarrassment, especially if self-indulgent, unwarranted, exaggerated or felt over a significant period of time. For example: "The prosperous business owner whose infant daughter had a serious genetic disease decided to find a foundation whose annual report was less based on guilt trips. She appreciated that another foundation's annual report had much more emphasis on what they were able to accomplish with the money her family donated."
Usage Examples
“The prosperous business owner whose infant daughter had a serious genetic disease decided to find a foundation whose annual report was less based on guilt trips. She appreciated that another foundation's annual report had much more emphasis on what they were able to accomplish with the money her family donated.”
“He still resented his grandmother laying a guilt trip on him about starving children in China when he didn't finish her home-grown cabbage that he detested.”
Definition
noun
- 1.A feeling of shame or embarrassment, especially if self-indulgent, unwarranted, exaggerated or felt over a significant period of time.
- 2.Remarks intended to produce such a feeling.
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