noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of accusing or assigning culpability to. countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of blame form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

faultaccusecensurechargecondemncondemnation

Example

More examples

"You always excuse your faults by blaming others."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English blamyng, blamynge, equivalent to blame + -ing.

Etymology 2

From blame + -ing.

Related phrases

victim-blaming

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