guilt-stricken

Yet Jason's lifestyle was directly responsible for Michael ending up in prison, so he's the most guilt-stricken.

General Hospital's Michael Reveals He Was Raped 2011

Here's a second irony: in the week that the Larkin estate published its long-awaited volume of the poet's letters to his muse, Monica Jones, the statuesque, charismatic Hughes (always an object of Larkin's sardonic jesting) stole the headlines with just 150 lines, from the tortured, guilt-stricken self-questioning of What happened that night?

Ted Hughes's final lines to Sylvia Plath bring closure to a tragic tale Robert McCrum 2010

She has said it was the worst day of her life; after a wait that seemed like an eternity, someone asked all those parents with children in Mrs Mayor's class to go with them; she remembers almost collapsing with relief, before being guilt-stricken when she realised a friend with whom she had been waiting had a daughter in that class.

Judy Murray: I'm not a pushy parent 2011

I should be guilt-stricken, and rightly so, if I were not, in some circumstances, ready to make this sacrifice.

The Volokh Conspiracy » The Double Standard of Libertarian Paternalism 2010

I should be guilt-stricken, and rightly so, if I were not, in some circumstances, ready to make this sacrifice.

The Volokh Conspiracy » So a Libertarian and a Liberal Walk into a Bar 2010

Guilt, on the other hand, depends on no one else; the guilt-stricken torment themselves because they know they've done something wrong.

What a Shame That Guilt Got a Bad Name 2010

Would Blair, I wondered, one day find the words to match this apparently guilt-stricken image?

Master manipulator: how Tony Blair is remaking his image 2010

We read them and feel guilt-stricken, thinking, What perfect children.

God’s Guest List Debbie Macomber 2010

In so doing, they, and the dispassionate experts whose quotes they solicit, are able to coax many guilt-stricken and confused patriots back to psychological safety.

Recovering from Empathy 2010

After bandmate Brian Jones died in the 60s, the guilt-stricken guitarist numbed himself with heroin and stayed that way for a decade.

Andy Pemberton: Keith Richards' Daughter Alexandra Embarrasses Dad by Posing Nude for French Playboy 2010