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Thesaurus entry: blame
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- The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
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blame
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verb
1.
blame him for the accident
synonyms
: hold responsible/accountable, condemn, assign fault/liability/guilt.
2.
they're always blaming the child
synonyms
: find fault with, criticize, censure, reprimand, reproach, reprove, upbraid, scold, chide, berate, take to task.
phrase:
blame on
blame the accident on him
synonyms
: ascribe to, attribute to, lay at the door of;
inf.
pin on, stick on.
antonyms:
forgive; absolve; praise.
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
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Article: Spreading the Blame for AIDS
Chicago Sun-Times;
July 11, 1993 ;
700+ words
... ... pandemic continues to grow, so too does the blame. When it all started, the culprit was ... specific human behavior. But at the rate blame now is being spread, pretty soon everyone ... anything left that hasn't been blamed? Blame leadership. Blame hate. Blame narrow ...
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