| query | If you b____ a person or thing for something bad, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it.If you blame a person or thing for something bad, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it. The commission is expected to blame the army for many of the atrocities. The bank blamed the error on technological failings. If it wasn't Sam's fault, why was I blaming him? Nothing could relieve my terrible sense of blame. |
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| word | blame |
| full-definition | verb If you blame a person or thing for something bad, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it. The commission is expected to blame the army for many of the atrocities. The bank blamed the error on technological failings. If it wasn't Sam's fault, why was I blaming him? Nothing could relieve my terrible sense of blame. If you say that you do not blame someone for doing something, you mean that you consider it was a reasonable thing to do in the circumstances . I do not blame them for trying to make some money. He slammed the door and stormed off. I could hardly blame him. noun The blame for something bad that has happened is the responsibility for causing it or letting it happen. Some of the blame for the miscarriage of justice must be borne by the solicitors. The president put the blame squarely on his opponent. |
| inflections | blamesblamingblamed |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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