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blame

UK
/bleɪm/
US
/bleɪm/

Translations

blamenoun
fauteAu sens de responsabilité pour une erreur ou un tort.
The blame for the accident was placed on the driver who ran the red light.
La faute de l'accident a été imputée au conducteur qui a grillé le feu rouge.
blâmeAu sens de censure, reproche adressé à quelqu'un.
He accepted the news without a word of blame.
Il a accepté la nouvelle sans un mot de blâme.
Additional translations
imputation des tortsAu sens d'attribution de la responsabilité à quelqu'un.
Synonyms
responsibility
fault
accusation
guilt
culpability
blameverb
blamed
Past Simple
blamed
Past Participle
blaming
Gerund
UK
/bleɪm/
US
/bleɪm/
blâmerSens général : attribuer une faute ou un tort à quelqu'un.
She blamed him for the accident.
Elle l'a blâmé pour l'accident.
Additional translations
imputer àS'emploie quand on attribue une conséquence, un résultat ou une situation à une cause.
Synonyms
assign responsibility
fault
censure
condemn
reproach
charge
accuse
Antonyms
praise
exonerate
absolve
blameadjective
UK
/bleɪm/
US
/bleɪm/
Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "blame culture").
accusatoireSe dit d'une attitude ou d'une culture qui consiste à rejeter la faute sur autrui.
The organization suffered from a blame culture that discouraged innovation.
L'organisation souffrait d'une culture accusatoire qui décourageait l'innovation.

Definitions

blamenoun
Responsibility for a fault or wrong.
The blame for the accident was placed on the driver who ran the red light.
The act of assigning responsibility for a fault or wrong.
In the meeting, there was a lot of blame going around, but no solutions were proposed.
Criticism, censure, or reproach directed at someone.
He accepted the news without a word of blame.
blameverb
To assign responsibility for a fault or wrong.
She blamed him for the accident.
To hold someone or something responsible for a particular outcome or situation.
The manager blamed the poor sales on the economic downturn.
blameadjective
Attributive, relating to apportioning responsibility for a fault or wrong.
The organization suffered from a blame culture that discouraged innovation.
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