blame
ACT OF CENSURING, HOLDING RESPONSIBLE, MAKING NEGATIVE STATEMENTS ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP
Blaming; Blamed; Self-blame; Self blame; Blame shifting; Blame-shifting; Blame culture; Blame shift; Workplace blaming
¦ verb assign responsibility for a fault or wrong to.
¦ noun responsibility for a fault or wrong.
Phrases
be to blame be responsible for a fault or wrong.
Derivatives
blameable (US also blamable) adjective
blameful adjective
blameworthiness noun
blameworthy adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr.
blamer,
blasmer, from pop. L. var. of eccles. L.
blasphemare, from Gk
blasphemein (see
blaspheme).