Meaning & use
Blamed
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Held responsible for a fault or wrong; assigned fault to someone or something.
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The coach blamed the loss on poor defense in the final quarter.
She refused to be blamed for a mistake she didn't make.
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Past tense of 'blame,' from the Old French 'blasmer,' related to 'blaspheme'; both originally implied harsh condemnation.
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