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Definition blame in British English
blame
noun
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[uncountable]
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/bleɪm/
1
responsibility for an accident, problem, or bad situation
Example
Why do I always get the blame for everything?
Example
The management has to take part of the blame for recent failures.
Example
Citizens are laying the blame on the government for acting too late.
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