Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blamestorm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: blamestorm
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A process for determining the cause(s), human and otherwise, of the failure of something

verb

to have a blamestorm, i.e., a session where a group discusses the cause(s), human and otherwise, of the failure of something

Example Sentences

"This was more of a brainstorming session, which is better than a blamestorm, and we were all invited to share and contribute."
"SO is this the end to the blamestorm which has swirled around black/white relations in Australia for more than 200 years?"
"Apathetic, yet curious, he solved the conundrum by facebooking his prey, then weathering the blamestorm. Victory was his."
"We should all be ashamed of ourselves for using Leila Parreira’s grave illness, and her husband’s departure to be with her, as a pretext for a ridiculously futile blamestorm."
"So before blamestorming wireless, make sure that the problem does not exist when you are using wired networking."
"Instead of brainstorming and problem-solving, professionals blamestormed, creating more problems and inaction."

Etymology

From blame + storm; or blend of blame + brainstorm.

Inflected Forms

blamestorms (plural) blamestorms (present, singular) blamestorming (participle, present) blamestormed (participle, past) blamestormed (past)

Questions

What does blamestorm mean?: A process for determining the cause(s), human and otherwise, of the failure of something
Where does blamestorm come from?: From blame + storm; or blend of blame + brainstorm.

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