blameworthy

English

Etymology

From Middle English blameworthy, blameworthi, equivalent to blame +‎ -worthy.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbleɪmˌwɜː(ɹ).ði/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈbleɪmˌwɚ.ði/

Adjective

blameworthy (comparative more blameworthy, superlative most blameworthy)

Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
Yes, my life has been blameworthy; I confess it. But you know nothing of its temptations.

Antonyms

praiseworthy

Translations

deserving blame of censure

Catalan: culpable (ca)
Dutch: afkeurenswaardig (nl)
French: blâmable (fr)
Greek:
Ancient: ἐπίψογος (epípsogos)
Ido: blaminda (io)

Italian: biasimabile, deprecabile (it), vituperabile
Korean: 책임이 있는 (chaegimi inneun)
Latin: accūsābilis, reprehensibilis, vituperābilis
Portuguese: culpável
Romanian: condamnabil (ro) m, de condamnat
Spanish: culpable (es), reprensible (es), reprehensible (es)

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