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Meaning of word survivor guilt from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

survivor guilt   noun

Meaning : 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.

Example : Survivor guilt was first noted in those who survived the Holocaust.