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blame

1 of 2

verb

blamed; blaming

transitive verb

1
: to find fault with : censure
the right to praise or blame a literary work
2
a
: to hold responsible
they blame me for everything
b
: to place responsibility for
blames it on me
blamer noun
Is it blame on or blame for?: Usage Guide

Use of blame in sense 2b with on has occasionally been disparaged as wrong. Such disparagement is without basis; blame on occurs as frequently in carefully edited prose as blame for. Both are standard.

blame

2 of 2

noun

1
: an expression of disapproval or reproach : censure
… saying nothing … either in the way of blame or praise. R. L. Stevenson
2
a
: a state of being blameworthy : culpability
… acknowledge the world as a world of common blame, Muriel Rukeyser
b
archaic : fault, sin
3
: responsibility for something believed to deserve censure
they must share the blame
blameless adjective
blamelessly adverb
blamelessness noun
Phrases
to blame
: at fault : responsible
says he's not to blame for the accident

Example Sentences

Verb Don't blame me. You are responsible for your own problems. My father always blames everything on me. I blame the poor harvest on the weather. Noun It's not entirely his fault, but he's not completely free of blame, either. willingly accepted the blame for not seeing that the kitchen was properly cleaned
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The tweet marked the beginning of a daylong anti-Islamic social media attack that blamed all Muslims for ISIS terrorism. Chelsea Bailey, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2017 Many have blamed Charlotte’s ongoing development boom for the loss of several of the city’s cultural hotspots. Katherine Peralta, charlotteobserver, 31 Oct. 2017 But don't blame Alabama for being gun-shy about using Fitzpatrick in that capacity after what happened to Eddie Jackson last season. Rainer Sabin, AL.com, 22 Oct. 2017 Despite Matt’s attorneys’ legal analysis of the allegations, Matt has insisted that nothing be said that blames or casts aspersions upon his accusers. Andy Cush, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2017 Trump blamed Corker for the Iran deal (though the senator did not support its original passage), and mocked his slight stature. Linda Feldmann, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2017 In areas around the North Sea and Mediterranean coast, however, later winter storms, indicated by cooler colors, are to blame for flooding. Lacy Schley, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2017 American intelligence chiefs blamed those hacking attacks on Russian military intelligence. The Economist, 4 Nov. 2017 But CW Hemp blamed its customer testimonials for going too far. Maggie Fox, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2017
Noun
Lose like the Irish lost Saturday, and there’s plenty of blame to go around. Tom Noie, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022 Although the Navy has accused Mays of starting the fire, the service’s eight-month investigation found plenty of blame to go around. Megan Rose, ProPublica, 12 Sep. 2022 Though historians have no concrete evidence of Catherine’s involvement in the assassinations that triggered the massacre, the Medici queen has historically borne the lion’s share of the blame. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2022 Truss squarely put most of the blame for energy spikes on Russian President Vladimir Putin and his war in Ukraine. William Booth, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 Health care spending has spiraled from 5% as a share of the gross domestic product in 1960 to nearly 18% in 2020 — and poor nutrition must shoulder some of the blame. Dariush Mozaffarian, STAT, 6 Sep. 2022 The offense shoulders plenty of blame for putting up just seven points, even against a Syracuse defense that was among the ACC's better units in 2021, but the Cardinals’ defense wasn’t without fault, either. Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 4 Sep. 2022 Most of the blame goes to more than 1 million COVID deaths in the U.S. since 2019. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022 Accountability is vital if it can be achieved impartially and reflectively, yet the urgent question of the moment does not involve the apportionment of blame. Steve Coll, The New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French blamer, blasmer, from Late Latin blasphemare to blaspheme, from Greek blasphēmein

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of blame was in the 13th century

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