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blamed

American  
[bleymd] / bleɪmd /

adjective

  1. confounded.

    The blamed car won't start.

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

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A new documentary takes on the post-Beatles period when critics hated McCartney, and fans blamed him for breaking up the band.

From The Wall Street Journal

A new documentary takes on the post-Beatles period when critics hated McCartney, and fans blamed him for breaking up the band.

From The Wall Street Journal

Investors largely blamed the collapse of U.K.-based mortgage lender Market Financial Solutions for reviving fears about more “cockroaches” to come in the private-credit industry.

From MarketWatch

He blamed the margin miss on the continuing enterprise resource planning transition.

From Barron's

Both countries blamed the other for not engaging seriously in diplomacy.

From BBC

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