Skylla — meaning in English

English meaning

• blame noun Responsibility for something bad, or the act of holding someone responsible for it.
• Scylla noun In Greek mythology, a monstrous sea creature that, together with the whirlpool Charybdis, threatened sailors passing through a narrow strait.

Senses

Skylla is used for these senses in English:

• Scylla A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirlpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily. The passage between Scylla and Charybdis was formerly considered perilous; hence, the saying between Scylla and Charybdis signifies a great peril on either hand.
• blame (transitive, usually followed by "for") To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame; to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).

blame — full definition

1. noun Responsibility for something bad, or the act of holding someone responsible for it.
2. verb To hold someone or something responsible for a fault or problem.

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