Blame vs. Accuse
Difference Between Blame and Accuse
Blamenoun
Censure.
Blame came from all directions.Accuseverb
(transitive) To find fault with, to blame, to censure.
Blamenoun
Culpability for something negative or undesirable.
The blame for starting the fire lies with the arsonist.Accuseverb
(transitive) 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.Blamenoun
Responsibility for something meriting censure.
They accepted the blame, but it was an accident.Accuseverb
(intransitive) To make an accusation against someone.
Blamenoun
(computing) A source control feature that can show which user was responsible for a particular portion of the source code.
Accusenoun
(obsolete) Accusation.
Blameverb
To censure (someone or something); to criticize.
Accuseverb
bring an accusation against; level a charge against;
He charged the man with spousal abuseBlameverb
(obsolete) To bring into disrepute.
Accuseverb
blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against;
he charged me director with indifferenceBlameverb
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 arsonist was blamed for the fire.Blamenoun
an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed;
his incrimination was based on my testimonythe police laid the blame on on the driverBlamenoun
a reproach for some lapse or misdeed;
he took the blame for itit was a bum rapBlameverb
put or pin the blame on
Blameverb
harass with constant criticism;
Don't always pick on your little brotherBlameverb
attribute responsibility to;
We blamed the accident on herThe tragedy was charged to her inexperienceBlameadjective
expletives used informally as intensifiers;
he's a blasted idiotit's a blamed shamea blame cold winternot a blessed dimeI'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thinghe's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) foola deuced idiottired or his everlasting whimperingan infernal nuisance
