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How to pronounce blame in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms incrimination, inculpation
Type of accusal, accusation
Has types self-incrimination


the police laid the blame on the driver.
Type Words
Synonyms find fault, pick
Type of criticize, knock, pick apart, criticise
Type Words
Synonyms rap
Type of reproach
Derivation blameworthy


he took the blame for it.
Type Words
Synonyms fault
Type of charge, accuse
Derivation blamable, blameable
Type Words
Synonyms charge
Type of attribute, ascribe, assign, impute
Derivation blamable, blameable


We blamed the accident on her.
Type Words
Synonyms blamed, blasted, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal


it's a blamed shame.
a blame cold winter.

Examples of blame

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You can hardly blame the rabbit for developing a severe case of sibling rivalry.
From the dailyherald.com
The Chargers lost their perch atop the AFC West in 2010, but don't blame Rivers.
From the usatoday.com
Then as now, there were voices of praise and blame, even from within our agency.
From the washingtontimes.com
Gaddafi supporters here blame foreign media for exacerbating the current unrest.
From the time.com
Last, but not least, the American people can't escape a fair share of the blame.
From the post-gazette.com
He said he knows from experience that drivers still bear the brunt of the blame.
From the sacbee.com
Four days after the blast, the Navy convened a court of inquiry to assign blame.
From the dispatch.com
Former Ginnie Mae president Joe Murin places most of the blame on the president.
From the newsweek.com
When things go as badly wrong as they have at BP, someone has to take the blame.
From the online.wsj.com
More examples
  • Blasted: expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "an ...
  • Incrimination: an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed; "his incrimination was based on my testimony"; "the police laid the blame on the driver"
  • Put or pin the blame on
  • A reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap"
  • Harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother"
  • Attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience"
  • (blameful) blameworthy: deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence"
  • Blame is the act of censuring, holding responsible, making negative statements about an individual or group that their action or actions are socially or morally irresponsible, the opposite of praise. When someone is morally responsible for doing something wrong their action is blameworthy. ...
  • The Blu00E2me (French: le Blu00E2me), is a small river in the region of Aquitaine in France. It is 6.1 kilometres (3.8u00A0mi) long. It flows entirely within the department of Dordogne.