blame
//bleɪm//
Verb
blameInfinitive
blamePresent tense
blamedPast tense
blamedPast participle
blamingPresent participle
blamesThird-person singular
1
to hold someone or something responsible for something bad that has happened
Don't blame yourself for the accident.
2
to find fault with or criticize someone for doing something wrong
Don't blame her for the mistake—it wasn't her fault.
Noun
1
responsibility for something bad that has happened or for doing something wrong
He accepted the blame for the mistake.