Evil and Guilt

Evil

Evil noun - That which is morally unacceptable.

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Guilt and evil are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Guilt" instead a noun "Evil".

Nearby Word: evilly

Guilt noun - A feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.

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Evil and guilt are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Evil" instead a noun "Guilt".

human	human evil	human guilt
old	old evil	old guilt
full	full evil	full guilt
genuine	genuine evil	genuine guilt
Other adjectives: sheer, obvious, actual, real, extreme, great, little, bad, terrible, horrible, black, inner, personal, general, less, extra.

All three begin to crumble under the guilt of their actions, revealing the enemy isn't as mindlessly evil as it seemed.

Source: Guilt-Free Extermination War
Instead, Ebenezar just gets a lot of nightmares and other guilt issues, but no evil laughter.

Source: Black Magic
In this case, it's not guilt for an evil act he has committed, but rather the burden of being responsible for the men serving under his command.

Source: Out, Damned Spot!

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