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(Entry 1 of 2)
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of
- more concerned with pleasing audiences, the playwright has always claimed to be indifferent to whether critics praise his comedies or blame them without mercy
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blame
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of blame (Entry 2 of 2)
1
responsibility for wrongdoing or failure
- willingly accepted the blame for not seeing that the kitchen was properly cleaned
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- culpability,
- fault,
- guilt,
- onus,
- rap
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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
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