· 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"

Synonym(s): incrimination, inculpation

Hypernym(s): accusation, accusal

· a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap"

Synonym(s): rap

Hypernym(s): reproach

· put or pin the blame on

Synonym(s): fault

Hypernym(s): charge, accuse

Antonym(s): absolve

· harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother"

Synonym(s): find_fault, pick

Hypernym(s): knock, criticize, criticise, pick_apart

· attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience"

Synonym(s): charge

Hypernym(s): impute, ascribe, assign, attribute

· 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"

Synonym(s): blasted, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal