survivor guilt

[Jonathan Lighter]

Not in OED. It's worth defining because it seems to cover not only a feeling
of "guilt" as usually understood ("If only I had/hadn't...") but more
often a deep sense of regret and/or bewilderment at having survived when
someone else hasn't.  The latter feeling hardly qualifies as "guilt."

Or perhaps "guilt/guilty" need additional definitions.

JL

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