blame

Act of censuring, holding responsible, making negative statements about an individual or group

EntityQ621695

Also known as blaming · pass the monkey

Subclass of: human communication
, attribution
, judgment
Part of: psychological terminology

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Blame is the act of censuring, holding responsible, or making negative statements about an individual or group that their actions or inaction 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, it may be said that their 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 their own sense of style for their own dress sense.

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Opposite of: praise

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18%

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