guilt trip

when someone tries to make you feel guilty for thinking/feeling/doing things a certain way.

or

when someone tries to make you do whatever they want you to. so they start making you feel bad about something.. so then you'll give in and do whatever they want.

"he convinced me to do what he wanted by guilt tripping me!"

by chantal October 5, 2004

guilt trip

a manipulation tactic by promising someone grief and sorrow if something not done a certain way

Denise ran a guilt trip on Nate by telling him to visit his estrange father in the hospital or he'll never have a chance to make amends with him.

by Gerard Irick February 22, 2009

guilt trip

To do and/or say things for a continued amount of time to cover up for something you feel guilty about.

Jonathan didn't like everyone telling him that he's on a guilt trip, so he went to an online site and posted his own bogus definition for the phrase to cover up for the real meaning. He was obviously on a guilt trip.

by Tea Tiller October 22, 2011

guilt trip

when someone uses sneaky language in an attempt to make good with you.
to backstab, blackmail, extort.

"I know this cell phone was my idea but I can't pay you till next week!, dont you remember that dinner i payed for last week? "

by Evan January 4, 2005

Guilt trip

A manipulation tactic: making someone feel guilty so that guilt acts as an incentive to think or behave a way they normally wouldn't. Often involves the manipulator acting victimised or making grand gestures to create emotional debt.

John left Sally on such a guilt trip for leaving him that she ended up crawling back even though she knows he's a complete shit

by DevonRex July 10, 2017

Guilt tripping

A tactic for manipulation. Both to make someone feel bad about something, and just be an attention whore on Social Media.

“This dude has been guilt tripping his followers on Twitter all because he wants attention.”

by MasonThe2nd July 26, 2020

Guilt trip

The act of appealing to emotion through sorrow and grief to get what you want or to get away with something.

Person 1: Give me the money!
Person 2: No!

Person 1: Fine!, I'm going to slit my wrists then!
Person 2: Do it then! Your guilt trip tactics won't work on me!

by UltimateDoge July 27, 2021