survivor guilt

English

Noun

survivor guilt (uncountable)

A mental condition that occurs when a person perceives themselves to have done wrong by surviving a traumatic event while others did not.
Synonym: survivor syndrome

Translations

Translations

Finnish: eloonjääneen syyllisyys
French: syndrome du survivant m, culpabilité du survivant f
Polish: syndrom KZ m

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