verb
- to hold responsible for something bad or wrong
noun
- responsibility for something bad or wrong
Examples
- Don’t blame me for the broken window.
- She blamed the traffic for being late.
- The coach blamed poor preparation for the team’s loss.
- He accepted the blame for the mistake.
- The blame falls on whoever left the door unlocked.
- They tried to shift the blame to someone else.
- She took the blame even though it wasn’t her fault.