blame

(blām)

tr.v. blamed, blam·ing, blames

1. To consider responsible for a misdeed, failure, or undesirable outcome: blamed the coach for the loss; blamed alcohol for his bad behavior.

2. To find fault with; criticize: I can't blame you for wanting your fair share.

3. To place responsibility for (something): blamed the crisis on poor planning.

1. The state of being responsible for a fault or error; culpability.

2. Censure; condemnation: "Hoover hazarded more in the way of federal response to economic crisis than any president before him, but his efforts were not enough to divert the blame and wrath of the American people" (Michael B. Stoff).

Idiom:

to blame

1. Deserving censure or disapproval; at fault: an investigation to determine who was to blame for the leak.

2. Being the cause or source of something: A freak storm was to blame for the power outage.

[Middle English blamen, from Old French blasmer, blamer, from Vulgar Latin *blastēmāre, alteration of Late Latin blasphēmāre, to reproach; see blaspheme.]

blam′a·ble, blame′a·ble adj.

blam′a·bly, blame′a·bly adv.

blam′er n.

Synonyms: blame, fault, guilt
These nouns denote responsibility for an offense or error. Blame stresses the assignment of accountability and often connotes censure or criticism: The police laid the blame for the accident on the driver.
Fault suggests a failure or deficiency on the part of the responsible party: It's my own fault that I wasn't prepared for the exam.
Guilt applies to willful wrongdoing and stresses moral or legal transgression: The prosecution had evidence of the defendant's guilt.

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blam•a•ble

or blame•a•ble

(ˈbleɪ mə bəl)

adj.

deserving blame; censurable.

[1350–1400]

blam′a•bly, adv.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

blamable - deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence"

blameable, blameful, blameworthy, censurable, culpable

guilty - responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; "guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds"

blamable

also blameable
adjective

Deserving blame:

blameful, blameworthy, censurable, culpable, guilty, reprehensible.

Idiom: at fault.

Translations

blamable

[ˈbleɪməbl] ADJ → censurable, culpable

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blamable

[ˈbleɪməb/əl] adj → biasimevole