guilt-tripped
Shamed into compliance
Guilt-tripped is the past tense of guilt-trip, meaning to manipulate someone by making them feel guilty: She guilt-tripped me into going to the party.
The tactic uses another person's conscience against them, often over minor obligations or perceived slights: He guilt-tripped his kids about not calling enough.
Controlled through cunning
- pressuredUrged with insistence
- coercedPressured into compliance
- shamedMade to feel disgrace
- guiltedInduced remorse in
cornered · exploited · controlled · played · used · obligated · forced · pushed
Feeling guilt and disgrace
- remorsefulFeeling guilt for wrongdoing
- indebtedOwing thanks or money
- obligatedRequired by duty
- burdenedCarrying a heavy load
conflicted · resentful · defensive · anxious · uncomfortable · cornered · trapped · responsible
One who shares activity
- friendNon-kin mutual bond
- exPrevious romantic partner
- roommateOne sharing living quarters
- colleagueProfessional associate
favor · apology · resentment · passive-aggressive · silent treatment · martyrdom · victimhood · emotional labor
Female parent
- parentMother or father
- in-lawsRelatives through marriage
- grandmotherMother of a parent
- relativesThose connected by blood
thanksgiving · holiday · obligation · visit · phone call · expectations · disappointment · family dinner
manipulated
Controlled through cunning
guilted · cornered · exploited · controlled · played · used · obligated · forced · pushed · leveraged
ashamed
Feeling guilt and disgrace
- remorsefulFeeling guilt for wrongdoing
- indebtedOwing thanks or money
- obligatedRequired by duty
burdened · conflicted · resentful · defensive · anxious · uncomfortable · cornered · trapped · responsible · sorry
partner
One who shares activity
colleague · favor · apology · resentment · passive-aggressive · silent treatment · martyrdom · victimhood · emotional labor · boundaries
mother
Female parent
- parentMother or father
- in-lawsRelatives through marriage
- grandmotherMother of a parent
relatives · thanksgiving · holiday · obligation · visit · phone call · expectations · disappointment · family dinner · sibling
guilt-trippedflattered
Pleased by compliments
sweet-talked · bribed · incentivized · rewarded · encouraged
guilt-trippeduplifted
Made happier or higher
encouraged · validated · celebrated · praised · appreciated
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