an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
"his incrimination was based on my testimony"
"the police laid the blame on the driver"
Censure.
"The manager decided to blame the entire team for the project's failure, even though only one person made a mistake."
To censure (someone or something); to criticize.
"The manager blamed the new policy for the drop in employee morale, even though no data supported that claim."
In plain English: To blame someone means to say they are responsible for something bad that happened.
"Do not blame him for forgetting your name; he was clearly confused by all the noise at the party."
Usage: Use blame when you want someone else to take responsibility for an error, rather than using the more general verb criticize which simply means to express disapproval without necessarily assigning fault. Avoid confusing this with "blameless," which is an adjective describing a person who has not been held responsible.
expletives used informally as intensifiers
"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"
The word "blame" entered Middle English via the Old French verb blasmer, which originally meant to speak evilly or curse someone. It is a doublet of "blaspheme," having replaced an earlier native English term that carried the same meaning.