The difference between Blame and Praise

When used as nouns, blame means censure, whereas praise means commendation.

When used as verbs, blame means to censure (someone or something), whereas praise means to give praise to.


check bellow for the other definitions of Blame and Praise

  1. Blame as a noun:

    Censure.

    Examples:

    "Blame came from all directions."

  2. Blame as a noun:

    Culpability for something negative or undesirable.

    Examples:

    "The blame for starting the fire lies with the arsonist."

  3. Blame as a noun:

    Responsibility for something meriting censure.

    Examples:

    "They accepted the blame, but it was an accident."

  4. Blame as a noun (computing):

    A source control feature that can show which user was responsible for a particular portion of the source code.

  1. Blame as a verb:

    To censure (someone or something); to criticize.

  2. Blame as a verb (obsolete):

    To bring into disrepute.

  3. Blame as a verb (transitive, usually followed by "for"):

    To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame, to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).

    Examples:

    "The arsonist was blamed for the fire."

  1. Praise as a noun:

    commendation; favourable representation in words

  2. Praise as a noun:

    worship

  1. Praise as a verb:

    To give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship.

    Examples:

    "Be sure to praise Bobby for his excellent work at school this week."

    "Some of the passengers were heard praising God as the stricken plane landed safely."

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