guilt trip

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noun
  1. Informal. a feeling of guilt or responsibility, especially one not justified by reality.

Other definitions for guilt-trip (2 of 2)

guilt-trip
[ gilt-trip ]

verb (used with object),guilt-tripped, guilt-trip·ping.
  1. Informal. to attempt to instill a guilt trip in; play upon the guilt feelings of.: See also guilt (def. 4).

Origin of guilt-trip

2
First recorded in 1975–80

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