Blame
verb
To say or think that a person or thing is responsible for something bad that has happened.
Don't blame me for your mistakes.
Often appears as...
- blame someone
- blame for something
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Disapproving
noun
The responsibility for something bad that has happened.
He accepted the blame for the accident.
Often appears as...
- take the blame
- put the blame on
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Disapproving
verb
To criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not respect or value them.
She was blamed by her boss for wasting time.
Often appears as...
- blame for incompetence
- blame for failure
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To say or think that a person or thing is responsible for something bad that has happened.
Don't blame me for your mistakes.
Often appears as...
- blame someone
- blame for something
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
The responsibility for something bad that has happened.
He accepted the blame for the accident.
Often appears as...
- take the blame
- put the blame on
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not respect or value them.
She was blamed by her boss for wasting time.
Often appears as...
- blame for incompetence
- blame for failure
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Assignable Responsibility
The emphasis is on identifying who or what caused the negative event.
The faulty wiring was blamed for the fire.
Pro Tip 2/3Unfair Accusation
Sometimes 'blame' is used to point fingers without actual proof.
They tried to blame the mishap on the new intern.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoiding Self-Blame
People use 'blame' to deflect responsibility from themselves.
Tom blamed his tools for the poor craftsmanship.
Pro Tip 1/3Assignable Responsibility
The emphasis is on identifying who or what caused the negative event.
The faulty wiring was blamed for the fire.
Pro Tip 2/3Unfair Accusation
Sometimes 'blame' is used to point fingers without actual proof.
They tried to blame the mishap on the new intern.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoiding Self-Blame
People use 'blame' to deflect responsibility from themselves.
Tom blamed his tools for the poor craftsmanship.
Pro Tip 1/3Assignable Responsibility
The emphasis is on identifying who or what caused the negative event.
The faulty wiring was blamed for the fire.
Pro Tip 2/3Unfair Accusation
Sometimes 'blame' is used to point fingers without actual proof.
They tried to blame the mishap on the new intern.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoiding Self-Blame
People use 'blame' to deflect responsibility from themselves.
Tom blamed his tools for the poor craftsmanship.
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How we read each other's...
people say she deserves no blame at all. Whereas if she thinks the powder was poison, even though it's really sugar, now people say she deserves a lot of blame, even though what happened in the real world was exactly the same. And in fact, they say she deserves more blame in this case, the failed attempt to harm, than in another case,
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Why do we pass gas? -...
But if you feel uncomfortable, bloated or visibly distended, this may indicate impaired movement of gas along the gastrointestinal track. It's important not to just blame certain foods for gas and bloating and then avoid them. You don't want to starve the bacteria that digest these complex carbohydrates,
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An ode to the millennial...
so can you blame us for finding something to do whether it's twerking on snapchat or creating Kermit memes that's none of your business because the world is no longer yours we took away the Y's and create our own parser now with ours I said the world is no longer yours we
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Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
last week when we spoke elon um i asked you whether you were thinking of taking over you said no way said i i do not want to own twitter it is a recipe for misery everyone will blame me for everything what on earth changed no i think i think everyone will still blame
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Todd Humphreys: How to...
We simply cannot tolerate GPS jammers and spoofers, and yet, given the lack of effective legal means for protecting our privacy from the GPS dot, can you really blame people for wanting to turn them on, for wanting to use them?
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Earworms: Those songs...
Songs tend to get stuck when we listen to them recently and repeatedly. If repetition is such a trigger, then perhaps we can blame our earworms on modern technology. The last hundred years have seen an incredible proliferation
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It's a Badger Brawl PIPE...
in the classic story of wind in the willows badger was portrayed as wise and kind yet among countrymen they're often blamed for all manner of destruction and disease the truth is that while batches dig
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These Divers Search For...
ship and the five hundred and twelve people who were enslaved aboard that ship and the search in all its levels for and around the ship creates deep connections I do recall very as think to blame when
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Strange answers to the...
which I blame my parents for. I'm kidding. I'm not kidding. I'm kidding. And I've got malingering. And I think it's actually quite rare to have both malingering and generalized anxiety disorder,
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Should we get rid of...
sometimes with long-term life consequences. We can't blame the tests, though. It's up to us to use the right tests for the right jobs, and to interpret results appropriately.
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How we read each other's...
people say she deserves no blame at all. Whereas if she thinks the powder was poison, even though it's really sugar, now people say she deserves a lot of blame, even though what happened in the real world was exactly the same. And in fact, they say she deserves more blame in this case, the failed attempt to harm, than in another case,
Video examples
Why do we pass gas? -...
But if you feel uncomfortable, bloated or visibly distended, this may indicate impaired movement of gas along the gastrointestinal track. It's important not to just blame certain foods for gas and bloating and then avoid them. You don't want to starve the bacteria that digest these complex carbohydrates,
Video examples
An ode to the millennial...
so can you blame us for finding something to do whether it's twerking on snapchat or creating Kermit memes that's none of your business because the world is no longer yours we took away the Y's and create our own parser now with ours I said the world is no longer yours we
Video examples
Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
last week when we spoke elon um i asked you whether you were thinking of taking over you said no way said i i do not want to own twitter it is a recipe for misery everyone will blame me for everything what on earth changed no i think i think everyone will still blame
Video examples
Todd Humphreys: How to...
We simply cannot tolerate GPS jammers and spoofers, and yet, given the lack of effective legal means for protecting our privacy from the GPS dot, can you really blame people for wanting to turn them on, for wanting to use them?
Video examples
Earworms: Those songs...
Songs tend to get stuck when we listen to them recently and repeatedly. If repetition is such a trigger, then perhaps we can blame our earworms on modern technology. The last hundred years have seen an incredible proliferation
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It's a Badger Brawl PIPE...
in the classic story of wind in the willows badger was portrayed as wise and kind yet among countrymen they're often blamed for all manner of destruction and disease the truth is that while batches dig
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These Divers Search For...
ship and the five hundred and twelve people who were enslaved aboard that ship and the search in all its levels for and around the ship creates deep connections I do recall very as think to blame when
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Strange answers to the...
which I blame my parents for. I'm kidding. I'm not kidding. I'm kidding. And I've got malingering. And I think it's actually quite rare to have both malingering and generalized anxiety disorder,
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Should we get rid of...
sometimes with long-term life consequences. We can't blame the tests, though. It's up to us to use the right tests for the right jobs, and to interpret results appropriately.
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Drew Barrymore
American Actress
You can't live your life blaming your failures on your parents and what they did or didn't do for you. You're dealt the cards that you're dealt. I realised it was a waste of time to be angry at my parents and feel sorry for myself.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
I'm only going to stand before God and give an account for my life, not for somebody else's life. If I have a bad attitude, then I need to say there's no point in me blaming you for what's wrong in my life.
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George Harrison
British Musician
They gave their money, and they gave their screams. But the Beatles kind of gave their nervous systems. They used us as an excuse to go mad, the world did, and then blamed it on us.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Austrian Musician
I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.
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Alexander Pope
English Poet
How happy is the blameless vestal's lot? The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
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Joseph Campbell
American Author
Your life is the fruit of your own doing. You have no one to blame but yourself.
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Dante Alighieri
Italian Poet
The sad souls of those who lived without blame and without praise.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
In praise there is more obtrusiveness than in blame.
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Ivica Dacic
Serbian Politician
Serbia is blamed in advance for everything.
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Plutarch
Greek Philosopher
Neither blame or praise yourself.
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Drew Barrymore
American Actress
You can't live your life blaming your failures on your parents and what they did or didn't do for you. You're dealt the cards that you're dealt. I realised it was a waste of time to be angry at my parents and feel sorry for myself.
Quote examples
Joyce Meyer
American Author
I'm only going to stand before God and give an account for my life, not for somebody else's life. If I have a bad attitude, then I need to say there's no point in me blaming you for what's wrong in my life.
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George Harrison
British Musician
They gave their money, and they gave their screams. But the Beatles kind of gave their nervous systems. They used us as an excuse to go mad, the world did, and then blamed it on us.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Austrian Musician
I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.
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Alexander Pope
English Poet
How happy is the blameless vestal's lot? The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
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Joseph Campbell
American Author
Your life is the fruit of your own doing. You have no one to blame but yourself.
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Dante Alighieri
Italian Poet
The sad souls of those who lived without blame and without praise.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
In praise there is more obtrusiveness than in blame.
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Ivica Dacic
Serbian Politician
Serbia is blamed in advance for everything.
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Plutarch
Greek Philosopher
Neither blame or praise yourself.
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