What does blame mean?
Definitions for blame
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Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word blame.
Princeton's WordNet
incrimination, inculpation, blame(noun)
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"
blame, rap(adj)
a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
"he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap"
blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal(verb)
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"
blame, fault(verb)
put or pin the blame on
blame, find fault, pick(verb)
harass with constant criticism
"Don't always pick on your little brother"
blame, charge(verb)
attribute responsibility to
"We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience"
Webster Dictionary
Blame(verb)
to censure; to express disapprobation of; to find fault with; to reproach
Blame(verb)
to bring reproach upon; to blemish
Blame
an expression of disapprobation fir something deemed to be wrong; imputation of fault; censure
Blame
that which is deserving of censure or disapprobation; culpability; fault; crime; sin
Blame
hurt; injury
Freebase
Blame
Blame is the act of censuring, holding responsible, making negative statements about an individual or group that their action or actions are socially or morally irresponsible, the opposite of praise. When someone is morally responsible for doing something wrong their action is blameworthy. By contrast, when someone is morally responsible for doing something right, we may say that his or her action is praiseworthy. There are other senses of praise and blame that are not ethically relevant. One may praise someone's good dress sense, and blame the weather for a crop failure.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Blame
blām, v.t. to find fault with: to censure.—n. imputation of a fault: crime: censure.—adj. Blam′able, deserving of blame: faulty.—n. Blam′ableness.—adv. Blam′ably.—adj. Blame′ful, meriting blame: criminal.—adv. Blame′fully.—n. Blame′fullness.—adj. Blameless, without blame: guiltless: innocent.—adv. Blame′lessly.—ns. Blame′lessness; Blame′worthiness, quality of being worthy of blame: blamableness.—adj. Blame′worthy, worthy of blame: culpable. [Fr. blâmer, blasmer—Gr. blasphēme-ein, to speak ill. See Blaspheme.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'blame' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4253
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'blame' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2467
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'blame' in Verbs Frequency: #447
Anagrams for blame »
Amble
Mabel
Mable
Melba
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of blame in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of blame in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of blame in a Sentence
Oklahoma Wesleyan is not a 'safe place,' but rather a place to learn: to learn that life isn't about you, but about others; that the bad feeling you have while listening to a sermon is called guilt; that the way to address it is to repent of everything that's wrong with you rather than blame others for everything that's wrong with them,
That is horrifying, she’s wearing Army gear because it’s a USO tour, but honestly, who could blame women if they started wearingmilitarygear whenever they’re around men ? ‘ Where are you going in a helmet and a flak jacket ? ’ ‘ The subway. ’.
The president wants to wash her hands and blame everybody else and other governments, we have a noose around our necks. It's clear that the country is in bad shape.
Our biology plays a big role, [ but ] we ca n’t blame it all on biology. You ca n’t say,' Testosterone made me do it,' but people who have higher testosterone might cheat more, people who are more captured by their dopamine reward system might cheat more.
It’s hard to explain, it’s not rational. But it happens anyway. I know a lot of people who’ve lost their siblings and blame themselves.
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Translations for blame
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- يلوم, لومArabic
- обвинявам, виня, винаBulgarian
- culpa, culparCatalan, Valencian
- vinitCzech
- dadle, skylde, bebrejdeDanish
- Schuld, beschuldigen, verantwortlich machenGerman
- κατηγορώGreek
- mallaŭdiEsperanto
- echar la culpa, culpar, reprochar, culpaSpanish
- syyttää, syyllisyysFinnish
- reprocher, coupabilité, blâme, blâmerFrench
- cron, coireScottish Gaelic
- האשים, אשמהHebrew
- hibáztat, okol, kárhoztatHungarian
- մեղք, մեղադրելArmenian
- menyalahkanIndonesian
- blamarIdo
- colpa, biasimare, incolpareItalian
- 責めるJapanese
- 원망, 비난하다, 탓하다, 원망하다, 비난, 탓Korean
- culpōLatin
- whakatuaki, uapareMāori
- schuld, beschuldigen, verwijten, wijtenDutch
- skyldeNorwegian
- winić, winaPolish
- culpa, culparPortuguese
- inculpa, învinui, blama, învinovățiRomanian
- обвинить, вини́ть, обвинять, винаRussian
- skuld, klandra, skyllaSwedish
- నిందTelugu
- lỗiVietnamese
- 怪Chinese
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