Meaning & use
Blaming
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Holding someone or something responsible for a fault or wrongdoing.
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Blaming his brother for the mess only made their mother angrier.
She stopped blaming herself once she understood the accident wasn't her fault.
A note on using this word
The related phrase "victim-blaming" has become common in social and psychological discussions of unfair accountability.
Words with a similar meaning
accusingfaulting
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Words with an opposite meaning
excusingpraising
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