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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBlameworthy
/ˈbleɪmˌwɜr.ði/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Deserving of blame or censure.
"His actions were considered blameworthy by the committee." - 2
Capable of being blamed; culpable.
"The blameworthy behavior of the company led to public outrage."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'blameworthy' is derived from the combination of 'blame', which comes from the Old French 'blamer' (to blame) and the suffix '-worthy', which originates from Old English 'weorþe', meaning 'worthy' or 'deserving'. The term has evolved to describe someone or something deserving of blame.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Blameworthy" is said worldwide
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digne de blâme
Transliteration: dee-nyuh duh blam
"Son comportement était digne de blâme."
tadellos
Transliteration: ta-de-los
"Sein Verhalten war tadellos."
meritevole di biasimo
Transliteration: meh-ree-teh-voh-leh dee bee-ah-zee-mo
"Il suo comportamento è meritevole di biasimo."
digno de culpa
Transliteration: deeg-noh deh kool-pah
"Su comportamiento es digno de culpa."
digno de culpa
Transliteration: deeg-noh jeh kool-pah
"O seu comportamento é digno de culpa."
अपराधी
Transliteration: aparaadhi
"उसका व्यवहार अपराधी है।"
值得指责
Transliteration: zhídé zhǐzé
"他的行为值得指责。"
비난받을 만한
Transliteration: binanbadeul manhan
"그의 행동은 비난받을 만하다."
非難されるべき
Transliteration: hinan sareru beki
"彼の行動は非難されるべきだ。"
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