Blame
Blame is the act of censuring, holding responsible, making negative statements about an individual or group that their action or actions are socially or morally irresponsible, the opposite of praise. When someone is morally responsible for doing something wrong their action is blameworthy. By contrast, when someone is morally responsible for doing something right, we may say that his or her action is praiseworthy. There are other senses of praise and blame that are not ethically relevant. One may praise someone's good dress sense, and blame the weather for a crop failure.
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Famous quotes containing the word blame:
“Some praise at morning what they blame at night,
But always think the last opinion right.”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
“Humanity cries out against this vast enormity:Mnot one man knows a prudent remedy. Blame not, then, the North; and wisely judge the South.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)
“There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel no one else has a right to blame us.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)