blamestorm

American  

[bleym-stawrm] / ˈbleɪmˌstɔrm /

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.

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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 British  

/ ˈbleɪmˌstɔːm /

verb

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

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noun

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

Etymology

Origin of blamestorm

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