Definitions

1. noun

A feeling of guilt or responsibility for a crime or injustice, especially one that has caused the death of someone.

“The assassin felt a deep sense of bloodguilt after he had killed the innocent woman.”

2. noun

A sense of guilt or responsibility for a past wrong or sin, often inherited or ancestral.

“The people of the village felt a collective bloodguilt for the historical injustices that had been committed against their ancestors.”