| blame |
to place responsibility on for a mistake or fault. [3/5 definitions] |
| blot |
a moral fault or disgrace. [1/8 definitions] |
| carping |
inclined to find fault or complain. |
| critical |
tending to make severe judgments or to find fault. [1/6 definitions] |
| culpable |
guilty of a mistake or fault; blameworthy. |
| culprit |
someone who is charged with or guilty of a mistake, fault, or crime. [1/2 definitions] |
| demerit |
a mark made on a person's record because of some fault, misconduct, offense, or failure, often leading to punishment or a loss of privileges. [1/2 definitions] |
| earthquake |
a shaking or other movement of part of the earth's surface, resulting from volcanic activity or the sudden release of tension along geologic fault lines. |
| escarpment |
a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or fault line. [1/2 definitions] |
| excuse |
an explanation offered to justify or request pardon for a fault. [1/11 definitions] |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| fault |
to blame, criticize, or find fault with. [1/7 definitions] |
| faultless |
without blemish, fault, or defect. |
| feet of clay |
a serious, unsuspected fault in someone who is exceptionally admired. |
| flaw1 |
a defect or fault; imperfection. [1/5 definitions] |
| frailty |
a fault or defect, esp. in one's moral character. [1/2 definitions] |
| fussbudget |
(informal) one who is excessively worried or tends to find fault over trivial details. |
| have it in for |
to be hoping or waiting for an opportunity to find fault with or cause injury to (someone). |
| hole |
an error or weakness; fault. [1/9 definitions] |
| hypercritical |
excessively or exaggeratedly critical; overly inclined to find fault. |
| imperfection |
a flaw or fault. [1/2 definitions] |