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

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Other Word Forms

unblamed

adjective

Etymology

Origin of blamed

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

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blamed

Fox Business blamed the commotion on young people and their supposed addiction to “little treats.”

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026

Taiwan has previously blamed Chinese hackers for carrying out most of the millions of cyberattacks affecting the island democracy on a daily basis, but did not identify a particular country in this latest incident.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

The last documented California grizzly killed was hunted down in August 1922 by a Tulare County rancher named Jesse Agnew, who blamed his dead calves on the grizzly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

StubHub has blamed World Cup disruptions on what it said were obstacles with FIFA’s mobile-ticket app.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

All three Fox sisters lied repeatedly about their ages, excused their actions, and blamed each other.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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