INCRIMINATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed

Example:

the police laid the blame on the driver

Synonyms:

blame; incrimination; inculpation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("incrimination" is a kind of...):

accusal; accusation (a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "incrimination"):

self-incrimination (an accusation that incriminates yourself)

Derivation:

incriminate (bring an accusation against; level a charge against)

incriminate (suggest that someone is guilty)