English noun: survivor guilt |
1. | survivor guilt (feeling) 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 |
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| Samples | Survivor guilt was first noted in those who survived the Holocaust.
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| Broader (hypernym) | guilt, guilt feelings, guilt trip, guilty conscience |
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| Part meronym | posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSD |
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