blame

Meaning

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

censure

find fault with

denounce

allege

disparage

accuse falsely

attribute to

speak ill of

express disapproval

hold responsible

lay blame upon

lay the blame on

make excuses

reproach for

second marriage

speak against

laugh loudly

talk to

ascribe to

attribute responsibility to

feel bitter

criticize severely

set-down

blame falsely

dress someone down

charge with a crime

torment

torture

take someone to task

touch

give evidence against

weak point

pleasure talk to

reprozch

bear a grudge

complain against

get even with

impugn

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bleɪm/

From Middle English blame, borrowed from Old French blame, blasme, produced from the verb blasmer, which in turn is derived from Late Latin blastēmāre, variant of blasphēmāre, from Ancient Greek βλασφημέω (blasphēméō). Doublet of blaspheme. Displaced native Old English tǣling (“blame”) and tǣlan (“to blame”).

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