blamed

American  

[bleymd] / bleɪmd /

adjective

1. confounded.

   The blamed car won't start.

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adverb

1. confoundedly; excessively.

   It's blamed cold out tonight.

blamed British  

/ bleɪmd /

adjective

1. a euphemistic word for damned damned

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Other Word Forms

• unblamed adjective

Etymology

Origin of blamed

First recorded in 1825–35; blame + -ed ²

Example Sentences

“I have been blamed and shamed,” she said elsewhere in that 2023 interview, “and I blamed and shamed myself.”

From Los Angeles Times

The operator blamed the travel chaos on "a problem with the overhead power supply in the Channel Tunnel and a subsequent failed Le Shuttle train".

From Barron's

Officials said the message had left Downing Street correctly but blamed an error in transmission and suggested telegrams should be abandoned altogether.

From BBC

In an interview on “The Town” podcast, Blumhouse Productions Chief Executive Jason Blum blamed the sequel’s shortcomings on a change in genre from the original.

From Los Angeles Times

Both sides blamed each other for the breakdown of the truce.

From BBC