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Difference Between Blame and Accused

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Blame

Blame is the act of censuring, holding responsible, making negative statements about an individual or group that their action or actions are socially or morally irresponsible, the opposite of praise. When someone is morally responsible for doing something wrong, their action is blameworthy.

Accused

A person or group of people who are charged with or on trial for a crime
Two of the accused were sentenced to thirteen years in prison
The accused was ordered to stand trial on a number of charges

Blame

To consider responsible for a misdeed, failure, or undesirable outcome
Blamed the coach for the loss.
Blamed alcohol for his bad behavior.

Accused

The defendant in a criminal case.

Blame

To find fault with; criticize
I can't blame you for wanting your fair share.
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Accused

Simple past tense and past participle of accuse

Blame

To place responsibility for (something)
Blamed the crisis on poor planning.

Accused

(legal) The person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.

Blame

The state of being responsible for a fault or error; culpability.

Accused

Having been accused; being the target of accusations.
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Blame

Censure; condemnation
"Hoover hazarded more in the way of federal response to economic crisis than any president before him, but his efforts were not enough to divert the blame and wrath of the American people" (Michael B. Stoff).

Accused

Charged with offense; as, an accused person.

Blame

Censure.
Blame came from all directions.

Accused

A defendant in a criminal proceeding

Blame

Culpability for something negative or undesirable.
The blame for starting the fire lies with the arsonist.

Blame

Responsibility for something meriting censure.
They accepted the blame, but it was an accident.

Blame

(computing) A source control feature that can show which user was responsible for a particular portion of the source code.

Blame

To censure (someone or something); to criticize.

Blame

(obsolete) To bring into disrepute.

Blame

To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame, to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).
The student driver was blamed for the accident.

Blame

To assert the cause of some bad event.
We blamed the accident on the student driver.

Blame

To censure; to express disapprobation of; to find fault with; to reproach.
We have none to blame but ourselves.

Blame

To bring reproach upon; to blemish.
She . . . blamed her noble blood.
You were to blame, I must be plain with you.

Blame

An expression of disapprobation fir something deemed to be wrong; imputation of fault; censure.
Let me bear the blame forever.

Blame

That which is deserving of censure or disapprobation; culpability; fault; crime; sin.
Holy and without blame before him in love.

Blame

Hurt; injury.

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 on the driver

Blame

A reproach for some lapse or misdeed;
He took the blame for it
It was a bum rap

Blame

Put or pin the blame on

Blame

Harass with constant criticism;
Don't always pick on your little brother

Blame

Attribute responsibility to;
We blamed the accident on her
The tragedy was charged to her inexperience

Blame

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
Tired or his everlasting whimpering
An infernal nuisance

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