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blame

The correct spelling is blame.

How to pronounce blame

/bleɪm/
noun

IPA: /bleɪm/

Say it like: Bla-me

The correct spelling is blame. Censure. For example: "Blame came from all directions."

Usage Examples

Blame came from all directions.

The blame for starting the fire lies with the arsonist.

They accepted the blame, but it was an accident.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Censure.
  2. 2.Culpability for something negative or undesirable.
  3. 3.Responsibility for something meriting censure.
  4. 4.A source control feature that can show which user was responsible for a particular portion of the source code.

verb

  1. 1.To censure (someone or something); to criticize.
  2. 2.To bring into disrepute.
  3. 3.(usually followed by "for") To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame, to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).

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