main offender

Frequency: 5.54.2 per million words

The primary person or thing that causes a problem or trouble.

offenderADJECTIVE + offender

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main

Examples (10)

  • The faulty wiring was identified as the main offender for the power outage.
  • Lack of communication often becomes the main offender in team conflicts.
  • Many believe that the tax policy is the main offender contributing to economic inequality.
  • She argued that poor management was the main offender behind the company's decline.
  • In this recipe, too much sugar is the main offender for its overwhelming sweetness.
  • The investigation pointed to human error as the main offender in the system failure.
  • We must address the main offender if we want to solve the problem permanently.
  • Historically, certain industries have been the main offenders in environmental pollution.
  • For many students, procrastination is the main offender when it comes to missed deadlines.
  • He recognized his own impatience as the main offender in his strained relationships.