blame

blame

noun

Definition of BLAME

1

responsibility for wrongdoing or failure <willingly accepted the blame for not seeing that the kitchen was properly cleaned>

Synonyms culpability, fault, guilt, onus, rap

Related Words blameworthiness, complicity, guiltiness, sinfulness; accusation, censure, condemnation, denunciation, finger-pointing, reproach; regret, remorse, self-reproach, shame

Antonyms blamelessness, faultlessness, guiltlessness, innocence

2

the state of being held as the cause of something that needs to be set right <blame for the school's poor performance in standardized tests was attributed to several factors>

Synonyms blame, fault, liability

Related Words accountability, answerability