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Meaning of blame

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  blame
      adj 1: expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a
             blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold
             winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or
             blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such
             thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a
             deuced idiot"; "an infernal nuisance" [syn: {blasted},
             {blame}, {blamed}, {blessed}, {damn}, {damned}, {darned},
             {deuced}, {goddam}, {goddamn}, {goddamned}, {infernal}]
      n 1: an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or
           misdeed; "his incrimination was based on my testimony";
           "the police laid the blame on the driver" [syn:
           {incrimination}, {inculpation}, {blame}]
      2: a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for
         it"; "it was a bum rap" [syn: {blame}, {rap}]
      v 1: put or pin the blame on [syn: {blame}, {fault}] [ant:
           {absolve}, {free}, {justify}]
      2: harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your
         little brother" [syn: {blame}, {find fault}, {pick}]
      3: attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her";
         "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience" [syn: {blame},
         {charge}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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