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survivor guilt

survivor guilt noun: a form of remorse or emotional distress experienced by individuals who survive a traumatic life-threatening event while others perish.

Noun

survivor guilt (uncountable)

  1. A form of remorse or emotional distress experienced by individuals who survive a traumatic life-threatening event while others perish.

Synonyms of survivor guilt

Questions about survivor guilt

What does survivor guilt mean?
Survivor guilt means a form of remorse or emotional distress experienced by individuals who survive a traumatic life-threatening event while others perish.
What part of speech is survivor guilt?
Survivor guilt is a noun.

Words near survivor guilt in the dictionary

  1. surviving spouse
  2. surviving spouses
  3. survivor
  4. survivor bias
  5. survivor biases
  6. survivor guilt
  7. survivor syndrome
  8. survivoress
  9. survivoresses
  10. survivors
  11. survivorship

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