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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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   What is another word for blaming?

   • Other forms: blamed; blaming; blames; blamingly Blame is about being responsible for something that's bad or has gone wrong. If you have a headache, you might blame it on the heat, or on not getting enough sleep. A person can be to blame for something. Your mom might walk into the house, see a broken lamp and blame you.

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   What does blame mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! BLAME definition: 1. to say or think that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something…. Learn more.

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   What does blaming a person mean?

   • If you blame a person or thing for something bad, 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. [VERB noun + for] The bank blamed the error on technological failings. [VERB noun + on] If it wasn't Sam's fault, why was I blaming him? [VERB noun]

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   What does it mean to blame yourself?

   • To blame yourself is to believe that you were responsible for something bad that happened. The phrase to blame can mean responsible or at fault, as in It’s hard to tell who’s to blame in this situation. Example: My brother blamed the dog for knocking over the lamp, but my parents knew who was to blame.

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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

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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.

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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 is about being responsible for something that's bad or has gone wrong. If you have a headache, you might blame it on the heat, or on not getting enough sleep. A person can be to blame for something. Your mom might walk into the house, see a broken lamp and blame you.

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   to say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad that has happened: Many people blame him for Tony's death. Poor housing is to blame for many of their health problems. They apologized for the delay and blamed it on technical problems. Fewer examples. They blamed the low turnout on the bad weather.

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   blame, censure, condemn imply finding fault with someone or something. To blame is to hold accountable for, and disapprove because of, some error, mistake, omission, neglect, or the like: Whom do you blame for the disaster?