blameshift

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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.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person blameshifts · participle present blameshifting · participle past blameshifted · past 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.

Origin

From blame + shift.

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APA

blameshift. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blameshift

MLA

“blameshift.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blameshift. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blameshift,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blameshift.

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