verb

feel or declare that (someone or something) is responsible for a fault or wrong.

the inquiry blamed the train driver for the accident

hold responsible,hold accountable,hold liable,place/lay the blame on,censure,criticize,condemn,accuse of,find/consider guilty of,inculpate,ascribe to,attribute to,impute to,lay at the door of,put down to,set down to,pin,stick

noun

responsibility for a fault or wrong.

his players had to take the blame for the defeat

responsibility,guilt,accountability,liability,onus,blameworthiness,culpability,fault,censure,criticism,condemnation,recrimination,rap