guilt
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Guilt is an emotion you feel when you believe you've done something wrong and violated your own moral values or society's standards. It matters because it can motivate you to make amends for harm you've caused and helps regulate your behavior according to what you believe is right.
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Glasgow Botanic Gardens. Kibble Palace. Edwin Roscoe Mullins – Cain or My Punishment is Greater than I can Bear (Genesis 4:13), about 1899.
Guilt is a moral emotion that occurs when a person believes or realizes—accurately or not—that they have compromised their own standards of conduct or have violated universal moral standards and bear significant responsibility for that violation. Feeling guilty is unpleasant for people while they experience it, but it can prompt positive, pro-social efforts to restore relationships and make amends.