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愧 is a phono-semantic compound and the simplified form of 媿. The heart radical 忄 indicates the meaning is rooted in emotions and inner states, while 鬼 ('ghost' or 'spirit') supplies the sound. The character conveys a profound sense of shame, guilt, or embarrassment over one's own faults or misdeeds, an acute awareness of having fallen short morally or disappointed others, often felt as a heavy conscience and self-reproach.
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我感到很愧疚。
他显得很惭愧。
她对孩子感到愧疚。
他愧疚地离开了房间。
没有帮助朋友，他十分愧疚。
在失败面前，他毫无愧疚之意。
他对于自己的疏忽深感愧疚。
他因为说谎而愧疚不已。
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