Blame | Mean of blame in English Dictionary

/ˈbleɪm/

• Verb
• to say or think that a person or thing is responsible for something bad that has happened
1. Don't blame me. You are responsible for your own problems.
2. Don't blame me for your problems. = Don't blame your problems on me.
3. The company blames the poor economy for its financial losses. = The company blames its financial losses on the poor economy.
4. My father always blames everything on me.
5. I blame the poor harvest on the weather.
• responsible for something bad
1. Who's to blame for these problems?
2. He says he's not to blame for the delays. [=he did not cause the delays]
3. Poor communication is at least partly to blame. [=at fault]
• Noun
• responsibility for something that fails or is wrong
1. It's not entirely his fault, but he's not completely free of blame, either.
2. He deserves blame [=deserves to be blamed] for his careless behavior.
3. The blame lies with me. [=I am at fault; I am to blame]
4. It's not fair—she gets the credit when things go well, and I get the blame when they fail.
5. Don't try to put/lay/pin the blame for your problems on me.
6. The coach took the blame for the defeat. [=the coach said he was responsible for the defeat]