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1. (v.t.) blame
to hold responsible:
Don't blame me for the delay.
2. blame
to find fault with; censure:
I don't blame you for leaving.
3. blame
to place the responsibility for (usu. fol. by on):
to blame a mistake on someone.
4. blame
blast; damn (used as a mild curse):
Blame the rotten luck.
5. (n.) blame
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof.
6. blame
responsibility for anything deserving of censure:
to take the blame for an error.
7. blame
to blame, responsible; at fault; culpable.
Etymology: (1150–1200; ME < AF, OF blasmer < VL *blastēmāre, for LL blasphēmāre to blaspheme)
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1. (noun) incrimination, inculpation, blame
an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
"his incrimination was based on my testimony"; "the police laid the blame on the driver"
2. (adj) blame, rap
a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
"he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap"
3. (verb) blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal
expletives used informally as intensifiers
"he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "an infernal nuisance"
4. (verb) blame, fault
put or pin the blame on
5. (verb) blame, find fault, pick
harass with constant criticism
"Don't always pick on your little brother"
6. (verb) blame, charge
attribute responsibility to
"We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience"
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1. (verb) blame
to believe or say sb is responsible for sth bad
He does something wrong and blames it on his little sister.; Don't blame me for your problems.
2. blame
be to blame (for)
to be responsible for sth bad
Who's to blame for this?
3. blame
don't blame me
implies you think sb is doing sth unwise
Try, but don't blame me if it turns out wrong.
4. blame
I don't blame you/him/her etc.
implies you think sb is right to do sth
I don't blame you - I'd be mad too.
5. (noun) blame
responsibility for sth wrong or bad
The police got the blame for the incident.; She took the blame for her son.; Put the blame on someone else.
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1. Blame
an expression of disapprobation fir something deemed to be wrong; imputation of fault; censure
2. Blame
that which is deserving of censure or disapprobation; culpability; fault; crime; sin
3. Blame
hurt; injury
4. (verb) Blame
to censure; to express disapprobation of; to find fault with; to reproach
5. (verb) Blame
to bring reproach upon; to blemish
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Sense: to consider someone or something responsible for something bad
I blame the wet road for the accident.
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 Afrikaans: blameer |
 Arabic: يَلوم |
 Bulgarian: виня |
 Brazilian: responsabilizar |
 Czech: obviňovat, dávat vinu |
 German: verantwortlich machen |
 Danish: beskylde |
 Greek: αποδίδω την ευθύνη, ρίχνω |
 Spanish: culpar, responsabilizar, |
 Estonian: süüdistama |
 Farsi: مقصر دانستن |
 Finnish: syyttää |
 French: blâmer |
 Hebrew: לְהַאֲשִים |
 Hindi: दोष लगाना |
 Croatian: okriviti |
 Hungarian: hibáztat |
 Indonesian: menyalahkan |
 Icelandic: kenna um |
 Italian: incolpare |
 Japanese: ～のせいにする |
 Korean: 책임을 지우다 |
 Lithuanian: kaltinti |
 Latvian: vainot |
 Malay: salahkan |
 Dutch: de schuld geven aan |
 Norwegian: gi noe/noen skylden (for) |
 Polish: winić |
 Persian: مقصر دانستن |
 Pashto: تومتی کول |
 Portuguese: responsabilizar |
 Romanian: a da vina pe |
 Russian: винить |
 Slovak: viniť |
 Slovenian: kriviti |
 Serbian: kriviti |
 Swedish: skylla på, lägga skulden |
 Thai: โทษบางสิ่งที่ทำให้เกิดสิ่ |
 Turkish: suçlamak, kabahat bulmak |
 Taiwanese: 把...歸咎於 |
 Ukrainian: звинувачувати |
 Urdu: الزام لگانا |
 Vietnamese: khiển trách |
 Chinese: 把...归咎于 |
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