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- [bleym]
- /bleɪm/
- /bleɪm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bleym]
- /bleɪm/
Definitions of blaming word
- verb with object blaming to hold responsible; find fault with; censure: I don't blame you for leaving him. 1
- verb with object blaming to place the responsibility for (a fault, error, etc.) (usually followed by on): I blame the accident on her. 1
- verb with object blaming Informal. blast; damn (used as a mild curse): Blame the rotten luck. 1
- noun blaming an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof: The judge said he found nothing to justify blame in the accident. 1
- noun blaming responsibility for anything deserving of censure: We must all share the blame for this deplorable condition. 1
- idioms blaming to blame, at fault; censurable: I am to blame for his lateness. 1
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Origin of blaming
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 Blaming
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blaming 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
blaming usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blaming
noun blaming
- condemnation — Condemnation is the act of saying that something or someone is very bad and unacceptable.
Antonyms for blaming
adj blaming
- adulatory — If someone makes an adulatory comment about someone, they praise them and show their admiration of them.
- approbative — showing approbation or approval
- chargeless — without charge; of no cost
- comp — Comp is short for compensation.
- comper — a person who regularly enters competitions in newspapers, magazines, etc, esp competitions offering consumer goods as prizes
adjective blaming
- encomiastic — Of or relating to an encomiast.
- encomiastical — Alternative form of encomiastic.
- eulogistic — Of, pertaining to, or in the form of a eulogy.
Top questions with blaming
- what is victim blaming?
- how to stop blaming others and get rid of resentments?
- how to stop blaming yourself?
- how to stop blaming others?
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