blameworthiness

blame·wor·thy

 (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).
blame′wor′thi·ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.blameworthiness - a state of guiltblameworthiness - a state of guilt      
culpability, culpableness
guilt, guiltiness - the state of having committed an offense
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