blamestorm

[ bleym-stawrm ]

noun

1. the process of assigning blame for a negative outcome or situation:

   There’s always the blamestorm that happens after a power outage.

2. a meeting or group discussion for this purpose:

   Blamestorming is a tool our company uses to figure out why a deadline was missed.

verb (used without object)

1. to go through the process of assigning blame:

   It does no good to blamestorm—you should be looking for a solution.

blamestorm

/ ˈbleɪmˌstɔːm /

verb

1. (of colleagues in a business, government, etc) to meet in order to apportion blame for an error or failure

noun

1. a meeting to discuss who is to blame for an error or failure

Word History and Origins

Origin of blamestorm¹

First recorded in 1995–2000; blame ( def ) + storm ( def ), on the pattern of brainstorm ( def )