(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ someone, you say or show that you are disappointed, upset, or angry because they have done something wrong.
She is quick to ~ anyone who doesn’t live up to her own high standards...
She had not even ~ed him for breaking his promise.
VERB: V n, V n for -ing/n
2.
If you look at or speak to someone with ~, you show or say that you are disappointed, upset, or angry because they have done something wrong.
He looked at her with ~...
Women in public life must be beyond ~.
N-VAR
3.
If you ~ yourself, you think with regret about something you have done wrong.
You’ve no reason to ~ yourself, no reason to feel shame...
We begin to ~ ourselves for not having been more careful.
= blame
VERB: V pron-refl, V pron-refl for -ing/n