1. (

• incrimination ,
• inculpation ,
• blame ,

) 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" ;

2. (

• blame ,
• rap

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

1. (

• blame ,
• fault

) put or pin the blame on ;

2. (

• blame ,
• find_fault ,
• pick ,

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

3. (

• blame ,
• charge ,

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

1. (

• blasted ,
• blame ,
• blamed ,
• blessed ,
• damn ,
• damned ,
• darned ,
• deuced ,
• goddam ,
• goddamn ,
• goddamned ,
• infernal

) 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" ;