guilt tripping
Weaponizing someone's conscience
Guilt tripping is the act of making someone feel guilty to manipulate their behavior or get what you want.
It's an emotional pressure tactic, often involving reminders of sacrifices made or obligations owed: She's guilt tripping me about not visiting more.
The noun form is guilt trip: He laid a guilt trip on me for missing the party.
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- emotional blackmailCoercion via feelings
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
- emotionalShowing strong feelings
coercion · passive-aggressive · playing the victim · resentment · obligation · remorse · apology · accusation · victim · martyr · heavy sigh · sigh · silent treatment · tears · silence · crocodile tears · disappointment · hurt feelings
- bad behaviorcheating, stealing, lying, greed, selfishness
- passive aggressionsilent treatment, backhanded compliments, backhanded compliment, cold shoulder, eye rolling
- pet peevesannoyance, loud chewing, irritation, loud talking, frustration
- red flagsred flags, warning signs, warning, caution, alarm
- emotional rhetoricpathos, emotional appeal, appeals to emotion, loaded language, loaded words
- manipulationgaslighting, blame-shifting, brainwashing, mind games, emotional blackmail
guilt trippingencouragement
Support spurring continued effort
reassurance · validation · empowerment · emotional support · absolution
guilt, trip, guilts, guilty, guiltier, guiltiest, guiltily, guiltiness, guiltless