Definition of "blame" []

To hold responsible. (verb-transitive)
To find fault with; censure. (verb-transitive)
To place responsibility for (something): blamed the crisis on poor planning. (verb-transitive)
The state of being responsible for a fault or error; culpability. (noun)
Censure; condemnation. (noun)

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Use "blame" in a sentence

"Now those boys were not wholly to blame for what they were doing; but their fathers and mothers were _very much to blame_!"
"I should have understood — the blame is all mine — I should have known you did not love me, I should have been filled with anger and shame instead of happiness."
"Jeff Miron: But I do not use the word "blame," since that implies they are doing something harmful or inappropriate."

Words like "blame"

accuse acquit assign attribute blamed blames blaming

blemish censure charge condemnation crime criticise criticize

culpability cursed curst excuse fault impute knock

pick apart reprehension reproach sin wrongdoing