Survivors guilt

happens when individuals feel guilty after they survive a tragic, near death, or traumatic event when others perished.

He carried the weight of survivors guilt, wondering why he was the one who made it out alive.

by Mexicanbuttholecheeksgod October 29, 2025

Jester's Guilt

The feeling of guilt one gets after making jokes at the expense of friends or family, regardless of whether the target knows if it's out of malice or not.

"Dude, after I called my buddy a virgin, I got hit with a huge wave of Jester's Guilt."
"I feel bad for making fun of that kid for being a nerd. Total Jester's Guilt."

by Supernutbar February 27, 2025

Facebook Guilt

Defensive reaction to finding out someone is not on Facebook. Usually indicated by the word "just". As in, "I just use it to stay in touch with friends/family".

If I happen to mention that I'm not on Facebook, nine times out of ten someone's Facebook Guilt kicks in, even though I have made no judgement whatsoever.

by HappyHorse January 3, 2017

Guardian Guilt

A useful term for when a character or oc- typically whom considers themselves a guardian of a sort- feels as though they betrayed what makes them belive they are such protectors.

Person A: I killed a dude, but I feel super bad about it, even though they were a bad guy and it was my job...
Person B: Oh— I think that's like... guardian guilt or something..

by Chaotic_Wyvern December 14, 2023

The Guilt is in the Closet Syndrome

When you buy an article of clothing that, at the time, you "must have" and then end up hanging it up in your closet with the tags still on it and never wearing it. This then results in whenever you look in your closet you feel guilty when you spot that piece of clothing, but yet you still don't want to wear it. One may feel guilt for a number of reasons anything from feeling as if you wasted your money on something you never wear to feeling like you have so much clothes and yet still feel like there is nothing to wear!

Mom-Honey, get dressed it is almost time for school.
Daughter-Mom I can't...
Mom-Look, it isn't that hard all you gotta do is open up you closet door and-
Daughter-No I really CAN'T!
Mom-Why not!?
Daughter-Because...I have the guilt is in the closet syndrome.
Mom-Ooh...I knew you'd never wear that shirt!

by nothing to wear September 22, 2009

mammalian guilt

a nagging feeling that dinosaurs didn't deserve to go extinct, since they weren't unfit for their environment - it was the environment that turned on them overnight, which is unfair. thus the success of mammals a result of dumb luck at best, and cheating at worst.

dinosaurs deserve to be here more than i do. the mammalian guilt is getting to me.

by cloverjuice June 25, 2025

Guilt-trip-tray

The tray at a party which contains raw vegetables, such as broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, tomatoes, snow peas, squash, and zucchini; it goads one to eat healthy, low calorie, bad-tasting foods whilst juxtaposed against unhealthy, fattening, good-tasting foods, and causes guilt trips in most who choose its alternatives.

I eat one thing each from the guilt-trip-tray at parties, before I eat the good stuff; that justifies unlimited calories afterward.

by Organist_USA May 8, 2019