blamed
pronunciation
How to pronounce blamed in British English:
UK ['bleɪmd]
How to pronounce blamed in American English:
US ['bleɪmd]
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- Adjective:
- expletives used informally as intensifiers
Word Origin
- blamed (adv.)
- "confoundedly" 1833, later also as an adjective, from past participle of blame (v.), as a "euphemistic evasion of the horrible word damn." [Bartlett, "Dictionary of Americanisms," 1848]. This adjective 'blamed' is the virtuous oath by which simple people, who are improving their habits, cure themselves of a stronger epithet. [Edward Everett Hale, "If, Yes, and Perhaps," 1868] Compare also blamenation (1837) as an expletive. The imprecation blame me is attested from 1830.
Example
- 1. Chinese state media reports blamed the incident on iphone scalpers .
- 2. Officials blamed a western conspiracy to scupper the deal .
- 3. Dirac blamed his father for the death .
- 4. His supporters blamed ingushetia 's then president and interior minister .
- 5. Dorothy brando blamed her husband for the failure of her acting career .