Other Definitions
blame (enc)
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Blame| Noun | 1. | blame - an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed; "his incrimination was based on my testimony"; "the police laid the blame on on the driver"accusal, accusation - a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt | | | 2. | blame - a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap"reproach - a mild rebuke or criticism; "words of reproach" | | | Verb | 1. | blame - put or pin the blame onaccuse, charge - blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged me director with indifference" | | | 2. | blame - harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother"criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" | | | 3. | blame - attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience"ascribe, attribute, impute, assign - attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats" | | | Adj. | 1. | blame - 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"; "tired or his everlasting whimpering"; "an infernal nuisance"damned, darned, deuced, blamed, goddam, goddamned, damn, goddamn, blasted, everlasting, blessed, infernal cursed, curst - deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier; "villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed"; "cursed with four daughter"; "not a cursed drop"; "his cursed stupidity"; "I'll be cursed if I can see your reasoning" | |
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