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guilt-trip

verb

Etymology

Denominal verb of guilt trip. First use appears c. 1977 in the defunct periodical Spare Rib.

Definitions

  1. To attempt to induce a guilt trip

    To attempt to induce a guilt trip; to cause another to feel guilt, in order to influence the behavior of that individual.

    • to guilt-trip someone into [doing] something
    • I have been fully expecting my father to guilt-trip me, to lay it on really thick about what a terrible son I am, to basically, talk down to me like I was some kind of idiot.
    • First, he tries to guilt-trip her into taking them.

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