responsibility
noun [U] (BLAME) /rɪˌspɒn.sɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
/-ˌspɑːn.səˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/ Definition
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B2 blame for something that has happened: Terrorists have claimed responsibility for (= stated that they caused) yesterday's bomb attack. The minister took/accepted full responsibility for (= admitted that he was to blame for) the disaster and resigned.Innocent
(Definition of responsibility noun (BLAME) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- accuse verb
- acquit verb
- acquittal noun
- be above/beyond reproach idiom
- be in the clear idiom
- beat the rap idiom
- blameless adjective
- clear adjective (NOT GUILTY)
- clear verb (PROVE INNOCENCE)
- come up/out smelling of roses idiom
- exculpate verb
- exonerate verb
- guiltless adjective
- guilty adjective (RESPONSIBLE)
- innocence noun
- innocent adjective (NOT GUILTY)
- innocent adjective (NOT INVOLVED)
- responsible adjective (BLAME)
- squeaky-clean adjective
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