blameworthiness

blame·wor·thy

B0311100 (blām′wûr′thē)adj. blame·wor·thi·er, blame·wor·thi·est Responsible for doing wrong or causing undesirable effects; deserving blame: "Ignorance is usually a passive state, seldom deliberately sought or intrinsically blameworthy" (Richard Dawkins). "If you choose not to know something, especially if that something is something you should know, you are morally blameworthy" (Robert P. Lawry).

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blame′wor′thi·ness n.

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blameworthiness - a state of guilt culpability, culpablenessguilt, guiltiness - the state of having committed an offense