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DictionaryEnglish - Myanmar

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blame

/bleɪm/

US pronunciation

American sound/bleɪm/

blame

Syllables: 1 syllable
Stress: One strong syllable
Vowel: Short i vowel
Ending: Final e often stays silent

US voice -> blame

Myanmar meaning

(v) အပြစ်တင်သည်။ blames, blamed, blaming (n) အပြစ်တင်ခံရခြင်း။

Full entry

blame /bleÇm/ v ~ sb (for sth)/ ~ sth on sb အပြစ်ဖို့သည်။ လွှဲချသည်။

I don't blame you (ie I think your action was justified). ❍ (saying ) A bad workman blames his tools. အကမတတ် ဖျာခေါင်းချ။ ❍ If you fail the exam you'll only have yourself to blame (ie it will be your own fault). ❍ She blamed him for the failure of their marriage/blamed the failure of their marriage on him.
n [U] ~ (for sth)
၁။ (ချွတ်ချော်မှားယွင်းမှု၊ ညံ့ဖျင်းမှု စသည် အတွက်) အပြစ်၊ တာဝန်။ bear/take/accept the blame (for sth) ❍ Where does the blame for our failure lie? (ie Who or what is responsible?) ❍ Don't lay/put the blame for your own mistakes on other people!
၂။ ဝေဖန် ပြစ်တင်ခြင်း။ He got all the blame but it wasn't really his fault.
❏ be to blame (for sth) [IDM ] (မင်း၊ သူ့ စသည်) အပြစ်ပဲ။ … ကို အပြစ်တင်ရမယ်။ She was in no way to blame. ❍ Which driver was to blame for the accident?
❏ blameless adj ခြောက်ပြစ်ကင်း။ a blameless life ❍ None of us is entirely blameless in this matter. blamelessly adv
❏ blameworthy adj အပြစ်တင်ထိုက်သော။

More examples

If it all goes wrong, don’t blame me.
Crime is a complex issue – we can’t simply blame poverty and unemployment.
[blame something on someone/something] : You can’t blame all your problems on your family.
[blame someone/something for something] : Organizers blame the weather for the low turnout.
[be to blame (for)] : The hospital has launched an inquiry to find out who was to blame for the mistake.

Synonyms

responsibility, guilt, culpability, fault, blameworthiness, accountability, accusation, accuse, admonish, animadversion, answerability, arraignment, ascribe, attack, attribute, attribution, blast, blow the whistle on, burden, castigation, censure, charge, chide, chiding, climb all over, complaint, condemn, condemnation, criticism, criticize, denounce, denunciate, denunciation, depreciation, diatribe, disapprobation, disapproval, disapprove, disfavor, disparagement, expostulation, express disapprobation, exprobation, find fault with, finger, frame, hold accountable, hold responsible, impeachment, implication, impugn, imputation, impute, incrimination, inculpation, indict, indictment, invective, jump all over, jump down one's throat, knock, lay a bad trip on, lay at one's door, lay to, let one have it, liability, lower the boom, objurgation, obloquy, onus, opposition, pass the buck, point the finger, point the finger at, rap, rebuke, recrimination, remonstrance, reprehend, reprehension, reprimand, reproach, reprobation, reproof, reprove, repudiation, roast, saddle, skin, slur, stick it to, tax, think badly of, tirade, upbraid

Antonyms

absolve, acquit, acquittal, aid, applaud, applause, approval, approve, benefit, blessing, commend, commendation, compliment, endorse, endorsement, exalt, exaltation, exculpate, exculpation, exonerate, exoneration, flatter, flattery, free, harmony, health, help, laud, peace, praise, ratification, recommendation, retreat, sanction, thank, thanks

Cross references

responsibility guilt culpability fault blameworthiness accountability accusation accuse admonish animadversion answerability arraignment ascribe attack attribute attribution blast blow the whistle on burden castigation censure charge chide chiding climb all over complaint condemn condemnation

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