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

For many years, Hezbollah was believed to have an arsenal bigger than the army's but Nohra, like many in the south, blamed the military for failing to protect residents.

From Barron's

Poorly designed flight control software was blamed for the crashes.

From Barron's

M23 rebels blamed the government for the attack, terming it a "terrorist act".

From BBC

Kast has promised to moved fast to tamp down a surge in murders, kidnappings and extortion widely blamed on gangs from Venezuela and other Latin American countries.

From Barron's

And then you showed him an essay, which—no offense—is a really weird thing to do, and the essay basically blamed him for making you sad.

From Literature