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to say or think that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad happening: Don't blame me (= it is not my fault) if you miss the bus! Hugh blames his mother for his lack of confidence. Hugh blames his lack of confidence on his mother. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to blame someone for something.
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.
to say or think that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad happening: Don't blame me (= it is not my fault) if you miss the bus! Hugh blames his mother for his lack of confidence. Hugh blames his lack of confidence on his mother. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to blame someone for something.
noun. an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof: The judge said he found nothing to justify blame in the accident. Synonyms: animadversion, reproach, stricture, condemnation, reprehension. responsibility for anything deserving of censure: We must all share the blame for this deplorable condition. Synonyms: sin, fault, culpability, guilt. blame.
[VERB noun] Synonyms: hold responsible, accuse, denounce, indict More Synonyms of blame. Blame is also a noun. Nothing could relieve my terrible sense of blame. 2. uncountable noun B2. The blame for something bad that has happened is the responsibility for causing it or letting it happen.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English blame1 /bleɪm/ S2 W3 verb [ transitive] 1 to say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad Don’t blame me – it’s not my fault. I blame his mother. She does everything for him. blame somebody/something for something Marie still blames herself for Patrick’s death.
Blame is about being responsible for something that's bad or has gone wrong. If you have a headache, you might blame it on the heat, or on not getting enough sleep. A person can be to blame for something. Your mom might walk into the house, see a broken lamp and blame you. Often, in official contexts, blame is "assigned" or "placed."
to think or say that somebody/something is responsible for something bad. blame somebody/something for something She doesn't blame anyone for her father's death. A dropped cigarette is being blamed for the fire. Why is he blaming others for his problems? blame somebody/something for doing something You can't really blame them for not telling you.
Blame definition: to hold responsible; find fault with; censure. See examples of BLAME used in a sentence.
to say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad that has happened: Many people blame him for Tony's death. Poor housing is to blame for many of their health problems. They apologized for the delay and blamed it on technical problems. Fewer examples. They blamed the low turnout on the bad weather.
