Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bleym]
- /bleɪm/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bleym]
- /bleɪm/
Definitions of blamers word
- verb with object blamers to hold responsible; find fault with; censure: I don't blame you for leaving him. 1
- verb with object blamers to place the responsibility for (a fault, error, etc.) (usually followed by on): I blame the accident on her. 1
- verb with object blamers Informal. blast; damn (used as a mild curse): Blame the rotten luck. 1
- noun blamers an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof: The judge said he found nothing to justify blame in the accident. 1
- noun blamers responsibility for anything deserving of censure: We must all share the blame for this deplorable condition. 1
- idioms blamers to blame, at fault; censurable: I am to blame for his lateness. 1
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Origin of blamers
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; (v.) Middle English blamen < Anglo-French, Old French blasmer < Vulgar Latin *blastēmāre, for Late Latin blasphēmāre to blaspheme; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French bla(s)me, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Blamers
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blamers popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blamers
noun blamers
- doubter — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
- complainant — A complainant is a person who starts a court case in a court of law.
- quibbler — an instance of the use of ambiguous, prevaricating, or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue.
- caviler — a person who cavils
- censor — If someone in authority censors letters or the media, they officially examine them and cut out any information that is regarded as secret.
Antonyms for blamers
noun blamers
- complimenter — a person who compliments
- praiser — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
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