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

Vance blamed the breakdown on Iran’s lack of commitment over seeking a nuclear weapon or the tools to allow it to build one quickly.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026

Economists had blamed some of the extended slowdown on the RBNZ’s policy of aggressive interest-rate increases in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic when inflation ran hot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

He apologised in a lengthy statement published in the Wall Street Journal in January and blamed manic episodes caused by his bipolar disorder.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

It was blamed on a “concerted attack … by the large bucket-shop proprietors,” The Wall Street Journal reported.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Many people blamed the railroad for causing the fire, but the dry conditions and Dragon Sighs clearly had played a part in it, too.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate