blamed

American

[bleymd] / bleɪmd /

adjective

confounded.

The blamed car won't start.

adverb

confoundedly; excessively.

It's blamed cold out tonight.

blamed British

/ bleɪmd /

adjective

a euphemistic word for damned damned

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

unblamed adjective

Etymology

Origin of blamed

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

Example Sentences

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Bangladesh's Energy Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud has blamed panic buying and insisted the country has enough fuel.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

The Great Decompression—the phenomenon of incomes rising faster for families above the median—is often blamed on slow wage growth for middle-class men since the 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

In the real world, underspending is often blamed on uncertainty.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

And one resident likened the outage in January - which SEW blamed on Storm Goretti and power cuts - to "Armageddon".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Austria blamed the government of Serbia for the royal murders and for constantly stirring up trouble.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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