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blameshifting

blameshifting is the present participle and gerund of blameshift.

Meaning of blameshift

Verb

blameshift (third-person singular simple present blameshifts, present participle blameshifting, simple past and past participle blameshifted)

  1. 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.

Noun

blameshifting (uncountable)

  1. Attempting to deflect guilt by moving attention to someone else.

Questions about blameshifting

What does blameshifting mean?
Blameshifting means attempting to deflect guilt by moving attention to someone else.
What is blameshifting the present participle and gerund of?
Blameshifting is the present participle and gerund of blameshift.
What part of speech is blameshifting?
Blameshifting is a noun.

Words near blameshifting in the dictionary

  1. blamers
  2. blames
  3. blames Canada
  4. blameshift
  5. blameshifted
  6. blameshifting
  7. blameshifts
  8. blamest
  9. blamestorm
  10. blamestormed
  11. blamestorming

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Adapted from Wiktionary: blameshifting (page history and authors); blameshift (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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