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- Dictionaryblameworthy/ˈbleɪmˌwəːði/
adjective
- 1. responsible for wrongdoing and deserving of censure or blame.
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having done something wrong. Synonym. culpable formal. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. be to blame for something. be to blame No one can decide who is to blame. be at fault Both the fans and the players were at fault. be someone's fault This is all my fault.
The meaning of BLAMEWORTHY is being at fault : deserving blame. How to use blameworthy in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Blameworthy.
adjective. formal us / ˈbleɪmˌwɝː.ði / uk / ˈbleɪmˌwɜː.ði / Add to word list. having done something wrong. Synonym. culpable formal. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. be to blame for something. be to blame No one can decide who is to blame. be at fault Both the fans and the players were at fault. be someone's fault This is all my fault.
Blameworthy is used to describe someone or something that deserves to be blamed for something negative that has happened. To blame someone for something is to accuse them of having caused it or to hold them responsible for it.
Synonyms for BLAMEWORTHY: guilty, culpable, reprehensible, blamable, punishable, reckless, bad, censurable; Antonyms of BLAMEWORTHY: blameless, perfect, faultless, impeccable, pure, irreproachable, flawless, innocent.
blameworthy - deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence"
deserving criticism and blame; responsible for doing something wrong. blameworthy conduct. Blameworthy or not, his father should pay some of the costs of repairing the damage. Want to learn more?
adjective. deserving disapproval or censure. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. blameworthiness (ˈblameˌworthiness) noun. Word Frequency. blameworthy in American English. (ˈbleɪmˌwɜrði ) adjective. deserving to be blamed. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Definitions of blameworthy. adjective. deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious. “ blameworthy if not criminal behavior”. synonyms: blamable, blameable, blameful, censurable, culpable. guilty. responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act.
noun. Word origin. [ 1350–1400; ME; see blame, worthy] This word is first recorded in the period 1350–1400. Other words that entered English at around the same time include: flash, kick, range, register, train. Word Frequency. blameworthy in British English. (ˈbleɪmˌwɜːðɪ ) adjective. deserving disapproval or censure. Collins English Dictionary.
