BLAME
What does "BLAME" mean?
To hold someone or something responsible for a fault or wrong.
Meanings
- To assign responsibility for a fault, error, or bad outcome to a person or thing. Don't blame the messenger for the news.
- Responsibility for a fault or wrong; censure. She took the blame to protect her team.
Did you know?
- 'Blame' and 'blaspheme' are the same word in disguise: both come from Latin 'blasphemare', so casually blaming someone is, etymologically, a faint echo of cursing the gods.
Word origin
From Old French 'blasmer', from Late Latin 'blasphemare' ('to revile, reproach') — the very same root that gives English 'blaspheme'. To blame and to blaspheme were once the same act of speaking ill.
Remember it
BLAME = B + LAME; pointing the finger is the LAME way out of taking responsibility.
A little poem
The finger lifts, so light, so quick to aim-
it never feels the weight it sets aflame,
nor notices it points back at its name.
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Wordplay
- I told my mirror it was my fault. Now we both have someone to blame.
What it teaches
Blame is the cheapest currency we spend; it buys relief for a moment and costs the truth for good.
Quick facts
What does BLAME mean?
To hold someone or something responsible for a fault or wrong.
Is BLAME a valid word?
Yes — BLAME is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BLAME?
BLAME has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does BLAME come from?
From Old French 'blasmer', from Late Latin 'blasphemare' ('to revile, reproach') — the very same root that gives English 'blaspheme'. To blame and to blaspheme were once the same act of speaking ill.
What can BLAME teach us?
Blame is the cheapest currency we spend; it buys relief for a moment and costs the truth for good.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.