"misblame" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misblames [present, singular, third-person], misblaming [participle, present], misblamed [participle, past], misblamed [past]
Etymology: mis- + blame Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|blame}} mis- + blame Head templates: {{en-verb}} misblame (third-person singular simple present misblames, present participle misblaming, simple past and past participle misblamed)
  1. To blame wrongly; to blame one who is not guilty.
    Sense id: en-misblame-en-verb-F7sbOYzo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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