Definitions for blame
bleɪmblame

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. incrimination, inculpation, blamenoun

   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. blame, rapadjective

   a reproach for some lapse or misdeed

   "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap"

3. blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernalverb

   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. blame, faultverb

   put or pin the blame on

5. blame, find fault, pickverb

   harass with constant criticism

   "Don't always pick on your little brother"

6. blame, chargeverb

   attribute responsibility to

   "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Blamenoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. Fault; imputation of a fault.

   In arms, the praise of success is shared amongst many; yet the blame of misadventures is charged upon one. John Hayward.

   They lay the blame on the poor little ones, sometimes passionately enough, to divert it from themselves. John Locke.

   2. Crime; that which produces or deserves censure.

   Who would not judge us to be discharged of all blame, which are confest to have no great fault, even by their very word and testimony, in whose eyes no fault of ours hath ever hitherto been accustomed to seem small. Richard Hooker, b. v. § 27.

   I unspeak mine own detraction; here abjure
   The taints and blames I laid upon myself,
   For strangers to my nature. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   3. Hurt.

   Therewith upon his crest,
   With rigour so outrageous he smit,
   That a large share it hew’d out of the rest,
   And glancing down his shield, from blame him fairly blest. Fairy Queen, b. i. cant. ii. stanz. 18.

   4. There is a peculiar structure of this word, in which it is not very evident whether it be a noun or a verb; but I conceive it to be the noun. To blame, in French, à tort.

   You were to blame, I must be plain with you,
   To part so slightly with your wife’s first gift. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.

   I do not ask whether they were mistaken; but, on supposition they were not, whether they were to blame in the manner. Edward Stillingfleet.

   Now we should hold them much to blame,
   If they went back before they came. Matthew Prior.

2. To BLAMEverb

   Etymology: blâmer, Fr.

   1. To censure; to charge with a fault: it generally implies a slight censure.

   Our pow’r
   Shall do a court’sy to our wrath, which men
   May blame, but not controul. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   Porphyrius, you too far did tempt your fate;
   ’Tis true, your duty to me it became;
   But praising that, I must your conduct blame. John Dryden, Tyrannick Love.

   Each finding, like a friend,
   Something to blame, and something to commend. Alexander Pope.

   2. To blame has usually the particle for before the fault.

   The reader must not blame me for making use here, all along of the word sentiment. John Locke.

   3. Sometimes, but rarely, of.

   Tomoreus he blam’d of inconsiderate rashness, for that he would busy himself in matters not belonging to his vocation. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Blame

   Blame is the act of censuring, holding responsible, or making negative statements about an individual or group that their actions or inaction 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, it may be said 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 their own sense of style for their own dress sense.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. blame

   Blame refers to assigning or placing responsibility or fault on someone or something for a negative situation, action, or outcome. It involves holding someone accountable for causing harm, wrongdoing, or mistakes. Blame often entails pointing out errors, shortcomings, or failures and can lead to feelings of guilt, criticism, or negative judgment towards the person or entity being blamed.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Blameverb

   to censure; to express disapprobation of; to find fault with; to reproach

2. Blameverb

   to bring reproach upon; to blemish

3. Blame

   an expression of disapprobation fir something deemed to be wrong; imputation of fault; censure

4. Blame

   that which is deserving of censure or disapprobation; culpability; fault; crime; sin

5. Blame

   hurt; injury

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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1. blame

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Matched Categories

1. • Accusation
   • Charge
   • Criticize

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'blame' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4253

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'blame' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2467

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'blame' in Verbs Frequency: #447

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Anagrams for blame »

1. mabel

2. amble

3. belam

How to pronounce blame?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say blame in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of blame in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of blame in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of blame in a Sentence

1. Shreveport Police Chief Ben Raymond:

   To blame me as chief of police for the violent offenders that are running our streets is ludicrous.

2. G. C. Lichtenberg:

   Before we blame, we should first see if we can't excuse.

3. Donald Trump:

   I'll tell you what, I am proud to shut down the government for border security, Chuck Schumer of New York, so I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down. I'm not going to blame you for it.

4. I Ching:

   No plain not followed by a slope. No going not followed by a return. He who remains persevering in danger is without blame. Do not complain about this truth Enjoy the good fortune you still possess.

5. Abby Finkenauer:

   I am heartbroken to hear somebody to talk like that about people who are working their tails off every day, quite literally putting food on his table, for him to place the blame on my constituents versus the employers who knew for weeks what was going on and yet did not take the proper precautions to protect the folks who show up there every day, work hard every single day, it is unfathomable to me and again shows the disconnect between this administration and what is really happening on the ground.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=blame
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=blame
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blame
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blame
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=blame
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=blame
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=blame