nnoun.communicationan accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeedSynset:incrimination inculpation
Examples:- his incrimination was based on my testimony
- the police laid the blame on the driver
Derivationally Related Form:blameinculpateincriminate
Hypernyms:accusal accusation
Inherited Hypernyms:incriminationaccusationchargepleadingstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:self-incrimination
Full Hyponyms:self-incrimination
nnoun.communicationa reproach for some lapse or misdeedSynset:rap
Examples:- he took the blame for it
- it was a bum rap
Derivationally Related Form:blameblameworthy
Hypernyms:reproach
Inherited Hypernyms:blamereproachrebukecriticismdisapprovalmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
vverb.communicationput or pin the blame onSynset:fault
Antonyms:absolve
Derivationally Related Form:blameblamableblameablefault
Hypernyms:accuse charge
Inherited Hypernyms:blamecharge
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody with something
vverb.communicationharass with constant criticismSynset:find fault pick
Examples:- Don't always pick on your little brother
Derivationally Related Form:blamefaultfinder
Hypernyms:criticise criticize knock pick apart
Inherited Hypernyms:blameknockcommentnotestateexpress
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s PP (apply to: find fault, pick)
vverb.cognitionattribute responsibility toSynset:charge
Examples:- We blamed the accident on her
- The tragedy was charged to her inexperience
Derivationally Related Form:blameblamableblameable
Hypernyms:ascribe assign attribute impute
Inherited Hypernyms:blameimputeevaluatethink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
adj satadj.allexpletives used informally as intensifiersSynset:blamed blasted blessed damn damned darned deuced goddam goddamn goddamned infernal
Examples:- he's a blasted idiot
- it's a blamed shame
- a blame cold winter
- not a blessed dime
- I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing
- he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool
- a deuced idiot
- an infernal nuisance
Antonyms:blessed
Derivationally Related Form:damned
Inherited Hypernyms:blasted
Similar to:cursed curst