Blame vs. Accuse

Blame vs. Accuse — Is There a Difference?
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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.

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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 abuse

Blameverb

(obsolete) To bring into disrepute.

Accuseverb

blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against;

he charged me director with indifference
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Blameverb

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 driver

Blamenoun

a reproach for some lapse or misdeed;

he took the blame for itit was a bum rap

Blameverb

put or pin the blame on

Blameverb

harass with constant criticism;

Don't always pick on your little brother

Blameverb

attribute responsibility to;

We blamed the accident on herThe tragedy was charged to her inexperience

Blameadjective

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