(~s, blaming, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ a person or thing for something bad, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it.
The commission is expected to ~ the army for many of the atrocities...
Ms Carey appeared to ~ her breakdown on EMI’s punishing work schedule...
If it wasn’t Sam’s fault, why was I blaming him?
VERB: V n for n, V n on n, V n
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Blame is also a noun.
Nothing could relieve my terrible sense of ~.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
The ~ for something bad that has happened is the responsibility for causing it or letting it happen.
Some of the ~ for the miscarriage of justice must be borne by the solicitors...
The president put the ~ squarely on his opponent.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N for n/-ing
3.
If you say that you do not ~ someone for doing something, you mean that you consider it was a reasonable thing to do in the circumstances.
I do not ~ them for trying to make some money...
He slammed the door and stormed off. I could hardly ~ him.
VERB: usu with brd-neg, V n for -ing, V n
4.
If someone is to ~ for something bad that has happened, they are responsible for causing it.
If their forces were not involved, then who is to ~?...
The policy is partly to ~ for causing the worst unemployment in Europe.
PHRASE: v-link PHR
5.
If you say that someone has only themselves to ~ or has no-one but themselves to ~, you mean that they are responsible for something bad that has happened to them and that you have no sympathy for them.
My life is ruined and I suppose I only have myself to ~.
PHRASE: V inflects