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   blame

   /bleɪm/

   verb

   • 1. feel or declare that (someone or something) is responsible for a fault or wrong: "the inquiry blamed the train driver for the accident" Similar hold responsiblehold accountablehold liableplace/lay the blame oncensurecriticizecondemnaccuse offind/consider guilty ofassign fault/liability/guilt toarchaic:inculpateascribe toattribute toimpute tolay at the door ofput down toset down toinformal:pinstickOpposite absolveforgive
   • ▪ assign the responsibility for a bad or unfortunate situation or phenomenon to (someone or something): "they blame youth crime on unemployment"

   noun

   • 1. responsibility for a fault or wrong: "his players had to take the blame for the defeat"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French blamer, blasmer (verb), from a popular Latin variant of ecclesiastical Latin blasphemare ‘reproach, revile, blaspheme’, from Greek blasphēmein (see blaspheme).

   Derivatives

   • 1. blameful adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBLAME | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   the situation in which people say or think that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad happening: Health officials put the blame for the disease on (= say that the reason for the disease is) poor housing conditions.

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   The meaning of BLAME is to find fault with : censure. How to use blame in a sentence. Is it blame on or blame for?: Usage Guide

4. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › blameblame | meaning of blame in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   blame meaning, definition, what is blame: to say or think that someone or somethin...: Learn more.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishblame verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   used to say that you think something is somebody’s own fault. If you lose your job, you'll only have yourself to blame. Definition of blame verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBLAME | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   the situation in which people say or think that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad happening: Health officials put the blame for the disease on (= say that the reason for the disease is) poor housing conditions.

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   Blame definition: to hold responsible; find fault with; censure. See examples of BLAME used in a sentence.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryBLAME definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you blame a person or thing for something bad, or if you blame something bad on somebody, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it. The commission is expected to blame the army for many of the atrocities.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishblame noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   blame (for something) responsibility for doing something badly or wrongly; saying that somebody is responsible for something. Why do I always get the blame for everything that goes wrong? to lay/put the blame for something on somebody; The government will have to take the blame for the riots.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishBLAME | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    BLAME definition: 1. to say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad that has happened…. Learn more.

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    Blame definition: to hold responsible; find fault with; censure. See examples of BLAME used in a sentence.