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
