blameshift
blameshift verb: to blame another for one's own wrong-doing. Blameshifting can be caused by pointing the finger at another when trying to save one's own skin.
Verb
blameshift (third-person singular simple present blameshifts, present participle blameshifting, simple past and past participle blameshifted)
- To blame another for one's own wrong-doing. Blameshifting can be caused by pointing the finger at another when trying to save one's own skin.
Forms of blameshift
| third-person singular present | blameshifts |
|---|---|
| present participle | blameshifting |
| past participle | blameshifted |
| past | blameshifted |
Origin of blameshift
From blame + shift.
Questions about blameshift
- What does blameshift mean?
- Blameshift means to blame another for one's own wrong-doing. Blameshifting can be caused by pointing the finger at another when trying to save one's own skin.
- What part of speech is blameshift?
- Blameshift is a verb.
- What is the past tense of blameshift?
- The past tense of blameshift is blameshifted.
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