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Blame vs. Accuse

Blame and Accuse Definitions

Blame

To consider responsible for a misdeed, failure, or undesirable outcome
Blamed the coach for the loss.
Blamed alcohol for his bad behavior.

Accuse

To charge with a shortcoming or error.

Blame

To find fault with; criticize
I can't blame you for wanting your fair share.

Accuse

To charge formally with a wrongdoing.

Blame

To place responsibility for (something)
Blamed the crisis on poor planning.

Accuse

To make a charge of wrongdoing against another.
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Blame

The state of being responsible for a fault or error; culpability.

Accuse

(transitive) to find fault with, blame, censure

Blame

Censure; condemnation
"Hoover hazarded more in the way of federal response to economic crisis than any president before him, but his efforts were not enough to divert the blame and wrath of the American people" (Michael B. Stoff).

Accuse

To charge with having committed a crime or offence
For the U.S. President to be impeached, he must be accused of a high crime or misdemeanor.

Blame

Censure.
Blame came from all directions.

Accuse

(intransitive) to make an accusation against someone
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Blame

Culpability for something negative or undesirable.
The blame for starting the fire lies with the arsonist.

Accuse

(obsolete) Accusation.

Blame

Responsibility for something meriting censure.
They accepted the blame, but it was an accident.

Accuse

Accusation.

Blame

(computing) A source control feature that can show which user was responsible for a particular portion of the source code.

Accuse

To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or offense
Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.
We are accused of having persuaded Austria and Sardinia to lay down their arms.
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Blame

To censure (someone or something); to criticize.

Accuse

To charge with a fault; to blame; to censure.
Their thoughts the meanwhile accusing or else excusing one another.

Blame

(obsolete) To bring into disrepute.

Accuse

To betray; to show.

Blame

To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame, to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).
The student driver was blamed for the accident.

Accuse

Bring an accusation against; level a charge against;
He charged the man with spousal abuse

Blame

To assert the cause of some bad event.
We blamed the accident on the student driver.

Accuse

Blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against;
He charged me director with indifference

Blame

To censure; to express disapprobation of; to find fault with; to reproach.
We have none to blame but ourselves.

Blame

To bring reproach upon; to blemish.
She . . . blamed her noble blood.
You were to blame, I must be plain with you.

Blame

An expression of disapprobation fir something deemed to be wrong; imputation of fault; censure.
Let me bear the blame forever.

Blame

That which is deserving of censure or disapprobation; culpability; fault; crime; sin.
Holy and without blame before him in love.

Blame

Hurt; injury.

Blame

An accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed;
His incrimination was based on my testimony
The police laid the blame on on the driver

Blame

A reproach for some lapse or misdeed;
He took the blame for it
It was a bum rap

Blame

Put or pin the blame on

Blame

Harass with constant criticism;
Don't always pick on your little brother

Blame

Attribute responsibility to;
We blamed the accident on her
The tragedy was charged to her inexperience

Blame

Expletives used informally as intensifiers;
He's a blasted idiot
It's a blamed shame
A blame cold winter
Not a blessed dime
I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing
He's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool
A deuced idiot
Tired or his everlasting whimpering
An infernal nuisance

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