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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 onOpposite absolveforgive

    noun

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

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

    BLAME definition: 1. to say or think that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › blameBlame Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › blameBLAME Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

    Synonyms for BLAME: criticize, fault, condemn, denounce, knock, attack, find fault (with), scold; Antonyms of BLAME: praise, extol, laud, approve, recommend, commend, endorse, extoll

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

    BLAME meaning: 1. to say or think that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something…. Learn more.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › blameBLAME Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › blameBLAME - 78 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

    If you blame someone for something, you say or think that someone did something wrong. If someone is to blame for something, they caused something bad to happen.

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

    Definition of blame verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › blameBlame - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBLAME definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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? The verb censure differs from the noun in connoting scolding or rebuking even more than adverse criticism: to censure one for extravagance.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › blameblame - Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online

    blame. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English blame1 /bleɪm/ S2 W3 verb [ transitive] 1 to say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad Don’t blame me – it’s not my fault. I blame his mother.