Background for blame

blame

/bleɪm/

Illustration blame - Image 1

Illustration blame - Image 2

noun

Examples :

"Blame came from all directions."

guilt action attitude negative moral essential

Illustration blame - Image 1

Illustration blame - Image 2

noun

Culpability for something negative or undesirable.

Examples :

"The blame for starting the fire lies with the arsonist."

guilt action character moral negative essential

Illustration blame - Image 1

Illustration blame - Image 2

noun

Responsibility for something meriting censure.

Examples :

"They accepted the blame, but it was an accident."

guilt moral character action attitude tendency essential

Illustration blame - Image 1

noun

A source control feature that can show which user was responsible for a particular portion of the source code.

Examples :

"The blame for the missing assignment was clear from the source code blame: Sarah had last edited the file. "

computing technical internet technology system essential

Illustration blame - Image 1

Illustration blame - Image 2

verb

To censure (someone or something); to criticize.

Examples :

"The teacher blamed the student for the noisy classroom. "

attitude communication human society moral character emotion essential

Illustration blame - Image 1

Illustration blame - Image 2

verb

To bring into disrepute.

Examples :

"The teacher's poor explanations blamed the students' low test scores. "

guilt action moral character attitude emotion essential

Illustration blame - Image 1

Illustration blame - Image 2

verb

(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).

Examples :

"The arsonist was blamed for the fire."

action moral attitude society human guilt negative communication value statement essential