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| absolve |
to free from consequences, blame, or guilt. [1/3 definitions] |
| beat up |
to feel guilty or criticize (oneself) excessively, or to blame or criticize (another) severely. [1/2 definitions] |
| blamable |
deserving blame; guilty. |
| blameless |
free from guilt or blame. |
| blameworthy |
meriting reproach or blame. |
| charge |
to accuse or blame, esp. for a crime (often fol. by "with"). [1/22 definitions] |
| exculpate |
to free (a person or group) from guilt or blame, or from the suspicion of guilt or blame. |
| excuse |
a pretext or subterfuge, esp. when used to escape disapproval or blame. [1/11 definitions] |
| exonerate |
to free from blame; absolve; exculpate. [1/2 definitions] |
| fault |
to blame, criticize, or find fault with. [1/7 definitions] |
| frame |
(informal) to contrive to lay blame on (someone) unjustly. [1/9 definitions] |
| goat |
(informal) someone who bears the blame for others; scapegoat. [1/5 definitions] |
| hang |
(informal) to attach (blame) to someone or something. [1/17 definitions] |
| inculpable |
free of guilt or blame. |
| innocence |
freedom from guilt, blame, or fault. [1/5 definitions] |
| innocent |
undeserving of guilt or blame. [1/6 definitions] |
| irreproachable |
not deserving blame or criticism; blameless or faultless. |
| justify |
to absolve of sin or error; declare or make free of blame or guilt. [1/5 definitions] |
| mea culpa |
(Latin) the fault is mine; I am to blame. |
| onus |
the blame or burden of responsibility. [1/2 definitions] |
| pin the blame on |
to assign the blame for something to (a particular person or group), sometimes dishonestly or without sufficient evidence. |
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