BLAME

Noun

blame (uncountable)

1. Censure.Blame came from all directions.
2. Culpability for something negative or undesirable.The blame for starting the fire lies with the arsonist.
3. Responsibility for something meriting censure.They accepted the blame, but it was an accident.
4. (computing) A source control feature that can show which user was responsible for a particular portion of the source code.

Derived terms

• blame game
• blameworthy