Failing and Guilt

Failing

Failing noun - A defect in character.

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

Nearby Words: fail, failure, failed

Guilt noun - A feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.

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Failing and guilt are semantically related in blame topic. Sometimes you can use "Failing" instead a noun "Guilt".

human	human failing	human guilt
natural	natural failing	natural guilt
initial	initial failing	initial guilt
actual	actual failing	actual guilt
Other adjectives: real, constant, little, terrible, personal, moral, major, past, extra.

Saber suffers from severe guilt over failing to prevent her kingdom's collapse, believing that it was solely due to her own fault.

Source: Guilt Complex
Despair Event Horizon: Katsuro finally crosses his after failing an escape attempt and being overcome with guilt, slitting his throat with a shard of glass.

Source: Film / The Human Centipede
Murray himself started off as this due to guilt over failing to protect Bentley from Clock-La in the previous game.

Source: Technical Pacifist

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