ascription of blame

/əˈskrɪpʃən əv bleɪm/

noun phrase

  1. The act of saying or deciding that someone is responsible for a mistake, problem, or harmful event.

    C1

    usually uncountableformal

    • "The report avoided the ascription of blame and focused on preventing future accidents."B2
    • "The ascription of blame to the manager was unfair, as he was not involved in the decision."B2
    • "The ascription of blame became politically sensitive after the investigation revealed failures at several levels."C1
    • "Effective conflict resolution often requires moving beyond the immediate ascription of blame toward a careful examination of structural causes."C2

Collocations

avoid the ascription of blamethe ascription of blameassign blameplace blame

Word family

ascribeascriptionblame