Pronunciation

/bləɪm/

Definitions

Noun

• Blame: The act of assigning responsibility for an error, fault, or misfortune to someone. For example: “She accepted the blame for the accident.”
• Guilt: The feeling of responsibility or remorse for one’s actions. For example: “She felt immense guilt over the mistake.”

Verb

• To blame: To hold someone responsible for something negative or to criticize them for it. For example: “The boss blamed the employee for the project’s failure.”
• To lay blame: To place the responsibility for an issue on someone. For example: “They laid blame on the contractor for the construction delays.”

Phrases

• “Blame someone for a mistake” implies assigning culpability.
• “Shift the blame” means to pass responsibility onto another person.
• “Take the blame” means to accept responsibility voluntarily.

Example Sentences

• Noun: “The team decided to blame the loss on poor strategy.”
• Verb: “After the argument, he took full blame for starting it.”
• Interjection: “It wasn’t his fault; don’t blame him!”

Synonyms

• Fault
• Accuse
• Criticize
• Faultfind
• Reprimand

Antonyms

• Praise
• Excuse
• Apologize
• Acknowledge (in a positive sense)