blameworthy
adjectiveDeserving criticism or blame for a fault or wrongful act.
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Clear all filtersDeserving criticism or blame for a fault or wrongful act.
To accept or allow conduct despite recognizing it as wrong.
Feeling or showing sincere remorse.
One word family: also includes contrition.
Responsibility for wrongdoing or blame.
Deserving blame for a fault or wrongdoing.
Marked by serious moral corruption or wrongdoing.
Extreme wickedness or outrageousness.
To make a mistake or depart from an accepted standard.
Incorrect or based on error.
Relating to principles of right conduct or consistent with accepted moral standards.
Morally sound
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Obviously and seriously wrong or offensive.
Freedom from punishment or adverse consequences for wrongdoing.
An attribution, especially an allegation of fault or wrongdoing.
Anger at something considered unjust or improper.
To interpret something incorrectly.
To understand or explain the meaning of something incorrectly.
To read something incorrectly or form a mistaken understanding of a situation.
Planned or considered in advance, especially before a wrongful act.
To remedy a wrong or compensate for a harm.
An act of retaliation for an injury or perceived wrong.
Lasting displeasure or bitterness about a perceived wrong or unfair treatment.
Punishment imposed in response to wrongdoing.
Humor, irony, or exaggeration used to expose and criticize faults or wrongdoing.
So unreasonable or wrong as to offend one's sense of fairness or morality.
Offending fairness or morality
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