survivor guilt

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Definition of survivor guilt in English English dictionary

a deep feeling of guilt often experienced by those who have survived some catastrophe that took the lives of many others; derives in part from a feeling that they did not do enough to save the others who perished and in part from feelings of being unworthy relative to those who died; "survivor guilt was first noted in those who survived the Holocaust

Hyphenation

sur·vi·vor guilt

Turkish pronunciation

sırvayvır gîlt

Pronunciation

/sərˈvīvər ˈgəlt/ /sɜrˈvaɪvɜr ˈɡɪlt/