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1
a mark of guilt or disgrace
- hoping to avoid the onus of failure by lowering expectations ahead of time
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2
responsibility for wrongdoing or failure
- he perpetually tries to shift the onus for any mistakes onto other team members
Synonyms for onus
- blame,
- culpability,
- fault,
- guilt,
- rap
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The first known use of onus was in 1626
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