at fault
• responsible for an undesirable situation; in the wrong.
• "we recover compensation from the person at fault"
Similar:
to blame,
blameworthy,
blameable,
censurable,
reproachable,
culpable,
accountable,
answerable,
responsible,
guilty,
in the wrong,
offending,
erring,
errant,
• defective.
• "he suspected that his calculator was at fault"
