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guilt trip

idiom

A feeling of shame or embarrassment, especially if self-indulgent, unwarranted, exaggerated or felt over a significant period of time.

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Related idioms3entries
  1. 01

    bad trip

    An acute adverse psychological reaction to the effects produced under the influence of psychoactive substances, namely hallucinogens.

  2. 02

    trip out

    To have as an image in one's mind.

  3. 03

    trip to the woodshed

    An occasion on which a reprimand or punishment is administered privately.

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