What (who) is Blame - definition
ACT OF CENSURING, HOLDING RESPONSIBLE, MAKING NEGATIVE STATEMENTS ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP
Blaming; Blamed; Self-blame; Self blame; Blame shifting; Blame-shifting; Blame culture; Blame shift; Workplace blaming
Blame
·v Hurt; injury.
II. Blame ·vt To bring reproach upon; to Blemish.
III. Blame ·v That which is deserving of censure or disapprobation; culpability; fault; crime; sin.
IV. Blame ·v An expression of disapprobation fir something deemed to be wrong; imputation of fault; censure.
blame
I
n.
1) to ascribe, assign, attribute (the) blame to smb.
2) to lay, place, put the blame on smb.; to lay the blame at smb.'s door
3) to assess; fix the blame
4) to shift the blame to smb. (else)
5) to assume, bear, take the blame for (she took the blame for my mistake)
6) the blame falls on smb.
II
v.
1) to blame unfairly, unjustly
2) (D; tr.) to blame for (they blamed her for the accident)
3) (d; tr.) to blame on (they blamed the accident on her)
4) to be to blame for (I am not to blame for the mistake)
blame
¦ verb assign responsibility for a fault or wrong to.
¦ noun responsibility for a fault or wrong.
Phrases
be to blame be responsible for a fault or wrong.
Derivatives
blameable (US also blamable) adjective
blameful adjective
blameworthiness noun
blameworthy adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. blamer, blasmer, from pop. L. var. of eccles. L. blasphemare, from Gk blasphemein (see blaspheme).
Wikipedia
Blame
Blame is the act of censuring, holding responsible, or making negative statements about an individual or group that their actions or inaction are socially or morally irresponsible, the opposite of praise. When someone is morally responsible for doing something wrong, their action is blameworthy. By contrast, when someone is morally responsible for doing something right, it may be said that his or her action is praiseworthy. There are other senses of praise and blame that are not ethically relevant. One may praise someone's good dress sense, and blame their own sense of style for their own dress sense.
Pronunciation examples for Blame
1. blame.
Consumer Republic _ Bruce Philp _ Talks at Google
2. do not blame it; blame yourself.
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3. blame yourself.
Derren Brown _ Happy _ Talks at Google
4. Blame me.
How to Work a Room _ Susan RoAne _ Talks at Google
5. you blame the environment, you blame-- Good.
Personal Integrity is the Source of Results _ Shir Nir _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of Blame
1. Blame the Human Rights Act, blame the Home Secretary, blame the media, blame a rock star‘s estranged wife.
2. We can blame Iran, we can blame North Korea, and we can blame Hezbollah.
3. Blame it on Clinton, blame it on Starr or just blame the times.
4. These were the result of an "engineering over–run", for which the operating companies blame Network Rail, who blame the contractors, who blame each other.
5. By Helen Nugent and Ben Hoyle DONT blame it on the sunshine, dont blame it on the moonlight, dont blame it on the good times blame it on the size of your overdraft limit.