fault vs responsibility

responsibility vs fault

fault and responsibility both are nouns.

fault is a verb but responsibility is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fault	Yes	No	Yes	No
responsibility	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, responsibility is a hypernym of fault; that is, responsibility is a word with a broader meaning than fault:

fault: responsibility for a bad situation or event
responsibility: a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct

Other hypernyms of fault include responsibleness.

fault (noun)	responsibility (noun)
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention	the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)	a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct
the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection	the proper sphere or extent of your activities
responsibility for a bad situation or event
(electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
an imperfection in an object or machine

fault (verb)	responsibility (verb)
put or pin the blame on

Difference between fault and responsibility

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