"blamestorm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blamestorms [plural]
Etymology: From blame + storm; presumably influenced by brainstorm. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|blame|storm}} blame + storm, {{m|en|brainstorm}} brainstorm Head templates: {{en-noun}} blamestorm (plural blamestorms)
  1. A process for determining the cause(s), human and otherwise, of the failure of something
    Sense id: en-blamestorm-en-noun-WJkTIhY7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49

Verb

Forms: blamestorms [present, singular, third-person], blamestorming [participle, present], blamestormed [participle, past], blamestormed [past]
Etymology: From blame + storm; presumably influenced by brainstorm. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|blame|storm}} blame + storm, {{m|en|brainstorm}} brainstorm Head templates: {{en-verb}} blamestorm (third-person singular simple present blamestorms, present participle blamestorming, simple past and past participle blamestormed)
  1. to have a blamestorm, i.e., a session where a group discusses the cause(s), human and otherwise, of the failure of something
    Sense id: en-blamestorm-en-verb-x1qgSfkg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49

Inflected forms

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