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syyllistää — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • guilt trip noun A deliberate attempt to make someone feel bad about themselves so that they will do what you want.

Senses

syyllistää is used for these senses in English:

  • guilt-trip (informal, transitive) To attempt to induce a guilt trip; to cause another to feel guilt, in order to influence the behavior of that individual.

guilt trip — full definition

  1. noun A deliberate attempt to make someone feel bad about themselves so that they will do what you want.
  2. verb To make someone feel guilty in order to pressure them into acting a certain way.
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