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- Dictionaryblame/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 Opposite
noun
- 1. responsibility for a fault or wrong: "his players had to take the blame for the defeat"
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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.
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
noun. an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof: The judge said he found nothing to justify blame in the accident. Synonyms: animadversion, reproach, stricture, condemnation, reprehension. responsibility for anything deserving of censure: We must all share the blame for this deplorable condition. Synonyms: sin, fault, culpability, guilt. blame.
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.
1. Deserving censure or disapproval; at fault: an investigation to determine who was to blame for the leak. 2. Being the cause or source of something: A freak storm was to blame for the power outage.
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?
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.
