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blame(verb)/bleɪm/ /bleɪm/Verb Forms- to think or say that somebody/something is responsible for something bad
- 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?
- It's easy to blame the media at times like this.
- Police are blaming the accident on dangerous driving.
- The violence was blamed in part on militants.
Extra Examples- Blaming the victim is characteristic of any prejudice.
- He is widely blamed for masterminding the attacks.
- I don't blame Jack for the mistake.
- The government has been widely blamed for the crisis.
- You can hardly blame Peter for being angry with her.
- You can't really blame them for not telling you.
- She blamed the government for failing to respond to the crisis.
- Whenever something goes wrong, everyone blames it on me.
- to be responsible for something bad
- If anyone's to blame, it's me.
- Which driver was to blame for the accident?
- A spokesman said that bad weather was partly to blame for the delay.
- used to advise somebody not to do something, when you think they will do it despite your advice
- Call her if you like, but don't blame me if she's angry.
- used to say that you think that what somebody did was reasonable and the right thing to do
- ‘I just slammed the phone down when he said that.’ ‘I don't blame you!’
- used to say that you think something is somebody’s own fault
- If you lose your job, you'll only have yourself to blame.
Word Origin- Middle English: from Old French blamer, blasmer (verb), from a popular Latin variant of ecclesiastical Latin blasphemare ‘reproach, revile, blaspheme’, from Greek blasphēmein, from blasphēmos ‘evil-speaking’.
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