verwijten — meaning in English

English meaning

• blame noun Responsibility for something bad, or the act of holding someone responsible for it.
• rebuke noun A sharp expression of disapproval; a scolding.

Senses

verwijten is used for these senses in English:

• blame (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).
• rebuke (of a person) To criticise harshly; to reprove.

blame — full definition

1. noun Responsibility for something bad, or the act of holding someone responsible for it.
2. verb To hold someone or something responsible for a fault or problem.

rebuke — full definition

1. noun A sharp expression of disapproval; a scolding.
2. verb To criticize someone sharply, usually for something they did wrong.

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