Blame — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed

a reproach for some lapse or misdeed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kæmˈɛlᵻn/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈaɪdlaɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈaɪdlaɪk/

1 syllable Say it as /kæmˈɛlᵻn/.

Examples

his incrimination was based on my testimony
the police laid the blame on the driver
he took the blame for it

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deuced darned goddam infernal damned fault blasted find fault blessed pick rap blamed charge goddamned damn inculpation incrimination goddamn

Antonyms

absolve

Parts of Speech

noun	an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed “his incrimination was based on my testimony”
noun	a reproach for some lapse or misdeed “he took the blame for it”
verb	put or pin the blame on
verb	harass with constant criticism “Don't always pick on your little brother”
verb	attribute responsibility to “We blamed the accident on her”
adjective	expletives used informally as intensifiers “he's a blasted idiot”

Word Forms

incriminate	verb	suggest that someone is guilty
inculpate	verb	suggest that someone is guilty
blame	verb	put or pin the blame on
blameworthy	adjective	deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
blameable	adjective	deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
blamable	adjective	deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
blame	noun	an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
fault	noun	responsibility for a bad situation or event
faultfinder	noun	someone who is critical of the motives of others
damned	noun	people who are condemned to eternal punishment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beschuldigen

eine Anschuldigung, dass Sie für ein Versäumnis oder eine Missetat verantwortlich sind

🇫🇷French

blâmer

une accusation selon laquelle vous êtes responsable d'un manquement ou d'un méfait

🇪🇸Spanish

culpa

una acusación de que usted es responsable de algún lapso o fechoría

🇮🇹Italian

colpa

un'accusa di essere responsabile di qualche errore o misfatto

🇳🇱Dutch

schuld

een beschuldiging dat u verantwoordelijk bent voor een fout of een misdrijf

🇵🇹Portuguese

culpa

uma acusação de que você é responsável por algum lapso ou delito

🇷🇺Russian

обвинять

обвинение в том, что вы несете ответственность за какое-то упущение или проступок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दोष

यह आरोप कि आप किसी चूक या दुष्कर्म के लिए जिम्मेदार हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

দোষ

একটি অভিযোগ যে আপনি কিছু ত্রুটি বা অপকর্মের জন্য দায়ী

🇮🇳Tamil

பழி

சில குறைபாடுகள் அல்லது தவறான செயல்களுக்கு நீங்கள் பொறுப்பு என்று ஒரு குற்றச்சாட்டு

🇮🇳Telugu

నిందిస్తారు

ఏదైనా పొరపాటు లేదా దుష్ప్రవర్తనకు మీరే బాధ్యులని ఆరోపణ

🇮🇳Marathi

दोष

काही चूक किंवा दुष्कृत्यासाठी तुम्ही जबाबदार आहात असा आरोप

🇮🇳Gujarati

દોષ

એક આરોપ કે તમે કેટલીક ભૂલ અથવા દુષ્કર્મ માટે જવાબદાર છો

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೂರುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಕೆಲವು ಲೋಪ ಅಥವಾ ದುಷ್ಕೃತ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ನೀವು ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರರಾಗಿರುವಿರಿ ಎಂಬ ಆರೋಪ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുറ്റപ്പെടുത്തുക

ചില വീഴ്ചകൾക്കോ തെറ്റായ പ്രവൃത്തികൾക്കോ നിങ്ങൾ ഉത്തരവാദിയാണെന്ന ആരോപണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੋਸ਼

ਇੱਕ ਇਲਜ਼ਾਮ ਕਿ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਗਲਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਕੁਕਰਮ ਲਈ ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰ ਹੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

الزام

ایک الزام کہ آپ کسی کوتاہی یا غلط کام کے ذمہ دار ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

责备

指控您对某些失误或不当行为负责

🇯🇵Japanese

非難

何らかの失策または不正行為に対してあなたに責任があるという告発

🇰🇷Korean

탓하다

당신이 어떤 과실이나 비행에 책임이 있다는 비난

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đổ tội

một lời buộc tội rằng bạn phải chịu trách nhiệm về một số sai sót hoặc hành vi sai trái

🇹🇭Thai

ตำหนิ

ข้อกล่าวหาว่าคุณต้องรับผิดชอบต่อการล่วงละเมิดหรือการกระทำผิดบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyalahkan

tuduhan bahwa Anda bertanggung jawab atas beberapa kesalahan atau kesalahan

🇵🇭Filipino

sisihin

isang akusasyon na ikaw ay may pananagutan sa ilang pagkalipas o maling gawain

🇲🇾Malay

salahkan

tuduhan bahawa anda bertanggungjawab atas beberapa kelalaian atau salah laku

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لوم

اتهام بأنك مسؤول عن خطأ ما أو خطأ ما

🇮🇷Persian

سرزنش کردن

اتهامی مبنی بر اینکه شما مسئول برخی از خطاها یا تخلفات هستید

🇹🇷Turkish

suçlamak

bazı hatalardan veya yanlış davranışlardan sorumlu olduğunuza dair bir suçlama

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַאֲשִׁים

האשמה שאתה אחראי לפסילה כלשהי או מעשה פסול

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