different between guilt vs castigation

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??lt/
• Rhymes: -?lt
• Homophone: gilt

Etymology 1

From Middle English gilt, gult, from Old English gylt (“guilt, sin, offense, crime, fault”), of obscure origin. Perhaps connected with Old English ?ieldan (“to yield, pay, pay for, reward, requite, render, worship, serve, sacrifice to, punish”), whence yield.

Noun

guilt (usually uncountable, plural guilts)

1. Responsibility for wrongdoing.

   Antonym: innocence

2. (law) The state of having been found guilty or admitted guilt in legal proceedings.

   Antonym: innocence

3. The regret of having done wrong.

   Synonym: remorse

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• regret

Etymology 2

From Middle English gilten, gylten, from Old English gyltan (“to commit sin, be guilty”), from gylt (“guilt, sin, offense, crime, fault”).

Verb

guilt (third-person singular simple present guilts, present participle guilting, simple past and past participle guilted)

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To commit offenses; act criminally.
2. (transitive) To cause someone to feel guilt, particularly in order to influence their behaviour.

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

castigation (countable and uncountable, plural castigations)

1. (archaic) Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof
   • 1859, George Meredith, The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Chapter 5:

     He was seasoned wood, and took the world pretty wisely; not reckless of castigation, as some boys become, nor oversensitive as to dehonour, as his friend and comrade beside him was.

2. severe criticism.
3. (obsolete) Emendation; correction.

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