when someone tries to make you feel guilty for thinking/feeling/doing things a certain way.
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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.
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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.
by chantal October 05, 2004
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 October 19, 2008
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
when someone uses sneaky language in an attempt to make good with you.
to backstab, blackmail, extort.
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 04, 2005
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 09, 2017
A tactic for manipulation. Both to make someone feel bad about something, and just be an attention whore on Social Media.
by MasonThe2nd July 26, 2020
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!
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