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If someone or something is at fault, they are to blame or are responsible for a particular situation that has gone wrong.
He could never accept that he had been at fault.
There are no indications that standard security arrangements were at fault.
Synonyms: guilty, responsible, to blame, accountable More Synonyms of at fault
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at fault in British English

a. 
guilty of error; culpable
b. 
perplexed
c. 
(of hounds) having temporarily lost the scent
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at fault in American English

a. 
open to censure; blameworthy:
to be at fault for a mistake
b. 
in a dilemma; puzzled
to be at fault as to where to go
c. (of hounds)
unable to find the scent
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Examples of 'at fault' in a sentence
at fault

Rock at back but at fault for goal.
The Sun (2014)
Not at fault for the goal in the first half.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Not at fault for goal but looked shaky.
The Sun (2010)
But they were each at fault for a goal.
The Sun (2014)
When our paintings go wrong there is a tendency to think that our technical skill is at fault.
Improve Your Landscape Painting
He has already shipped nine league goals in four games and was at fault for both goals here.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It is how we use our own design that is at fault if we find sitting upright hard work.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
At fault for two goals.
The Sun (2009)
No, bookmakers can only find themselves at fault for failing to properly promote the sports upon which their own working dynasties were founded.
The Sun (2014)
I know Cole was at fault for their goal but otherwise he was fantastic.
The Sun (2012)
At fault for goal but otherwise OK.
The Sun (2011)
At fault for first goal but was otherwise OK.
The Sun (2010)
A) You were at fault for that goal.
The Sun (2009)

Chinese translation of 'at fault'

at fault

  1. 有责(責)任 (yǒu zérèn)
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Nearby words of
at fault

  • at daybreak
  • at dusk
  • at eye/waist etc level
  • at fault
  • at first
  • at first glance
  • at first hand
(phrase) 
Definition
to be to blame for something wrong
She didn't accept that she was at fault.
Synonyms
guilty
They were found guilty of fraud.
The guilty pair were caught red-handed.
responsible
He felt responsible for their late arrival.
to blame
Who is to blame here?
accountable
The major industries should be accountable to their customers.
in the wrong
He didn't argue because he knew he was in the wrong.
culpable
Their decision to do nothing makes them culpable.
answerable
blamable
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Additional synonyms

in the sense of accountable
Definition
responsible to someone or for some action
The major industries should be accountable to their customers.
Synonyms
answerable,
subject,
responsible,
obliged,
to blame,
liable,
amenable,
obligated,
chargeable
in the sense of blamable
Synonyms
responsible,
guilty,
liable,
faulty,
in the wrong,
at fault,
culpable,
answerable,
reprehensible,
blameworthy,
reproachable,
deserving of censure,
reprovable
in the sense of culpable
Definition
deserving blame
Their decision to do nothing makes them culpable.
Synonyms
blameworthy,
wrong,
guilty,
to blame,
liable,
in the wrong,
at fault,
sinful,
answerable,
found wanting,
reprehensible,
blamable,
censurable

Nearby words of
at fault

  • at death's door
  • at ease
  • at every turn
  • at fault
  • at first glance
  • at first hand
  • at hand

Synonyms of 'at fault'

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