BLAME

blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal

(adjective) expletives used informally as intensifiers; ā€œheā€™s a blasted idiotā€; ā€œitā€™s a blamed shameā€; ā€œa blame cold winterā€; ā€œnot a blessed dimeā€; ā€œIā€™ll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if Iā€™ll do any such thingā€; ā€œheā€™s a damn (or goddam or goddamned) foolā€; ā€œa deuced idiotā€; ā€œan infernal nuisanceā€

blame, rap

(noun) a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; ā€œhe took the blame for itā€; ā€œit was a bum rapā€

incrimination, inculpation, blame

(noun) an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed; ā€œhis incrimination was based on my testimonyā€; ā€œthe police laid the blame on the driverā€

blame, charge

(verb) attribute responsibility to; ā€œWe blamed the accident on herā€; ā€œThe tragedy was charged to her inexperienceā€

blame, fault

(verb) put or pin the blame on

blame, find fault, pick

(verb) harass with constant criticism; ā€œDonā€™t always pick on your little brotherā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

blame (uncountable)

Censure.

Culpability for something negative or undesirable.

Responsibility for something meriting censure.

(computing) A source control feature that can show which user was responsible for a particular portion of the source code.

Etymology 2

Verb

blame (third-person singular simple present blames, present participle blaming, simple past and past participle blamed)

To censure (someone or something); to criticize.

(obsolete) To bring into disrepute.

(transitive, usually followed by "for") To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame, to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).

Synonyms

• (censure; criticize): reproach, shend, take to task, upbraid

• (consider that someone is the cause of something negative): hold to account

Anagrams

• Amble, Embla, Lambe, Mabel, Mable, Melba, amble, belam, melba

Source: Wiktionary


Blame, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blamed; p. pr. & vb. n. Blaming.] Etym: [OE. blamen, F. blĆ¢r, OF. blasmer, fr. L. blasphemare to blaspheme, LL. also to blame, fr. Gr. to speak ill to slander, to blaspheme, fr. evil speaking, perh, for ; injury (fr. to injure) + a saying, fr. to say. Cf. Blaspheme, and see Fame.]

1. To censure; to express disapprobation of; to find fault with; to reproach. We have none to blame but ourselves. Tillotson.

2. To bring reproach upon; to blemish. [Obs.] She . . . blamed her noble blood. Spenser. To blame, to be blamed, or deserving blame; in fault; as, the conductor was to blame for the accident. You were to blame, I must be plain with you. Shak.

Blame, n. Etym: [OE. blame, fr. F. blĆ¢me, OF. blasme, fr. blĆ¢mer, OF. blasmer, to blame. See Blame, v.]

1. An expression of disapprobation fir something deemed to be wrong; imputation of fault; censure. Let me bear the blame forever. Gen. xiiii. 9.

2. That which is deserving of censure or disapprobation; culpability; fault; crime; sin. Holy and without blame before him in love. Eph. i. 4.

3. Hurt; injury. [Obs.] Spenser.

Syn.

– Censure; reprehension; condemnation; reproach; fault; sin; crime; wrongdoing.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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