Blame

noun

/bleɪm/

Word Frequency: 14.2

Definitions

1.nounCensure.

"Blame came from all directions."

2.nounCulpability for something negative or undesirable.

"The blame for starting the fire lies with the arsonist."

3.nounResponsibility for something meriting censure.

"They accepted the blame, but it was an accident."

4.nounA source control feature that can show which user was responsible for a particular portion of the source code.

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