0 present participle of blame
1 to say or think that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad happening:
Hugh blames his mother for his lack of confidence.
Hugh blames his lack of confidence on his mother.
I don't blame him for getting angry - she's being really annoying.
It's tempting to blame television for the increase in crime.
They blamed their defeat on the media's one-sided reporting of the election campaign.
She blamed me for practically every mistake in the report.
The member state concerned cannot evade its responsibility by blaming private actors or sub-national public authorities.
Are we "blaming" brain chemistry for mental illness?
The author of the ransom note blaming park workers for the theft was never found and is beside the point.