blame
B2Frequent NGSL-2UK /bleɪm/US /bleɪm/
Meaning
noun
responsibility for doing something badly or wrongly; saying that somebody is responsible for something
“Why do I always get the blame for everything that goes wrong?”
verb
to think or say that somebody/something is responsible for something bad
“blame somebody/something for something, She doesn't blame anyone for her father's death.”
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“Now, I would like to make it clear in parenthesis that I do not blame my parents for their point of view.”
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“There's just blame.”
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