blameshift
English
Alternative forms
- blame shift
Etymology
blame + shift
Verb
blameshift (third-person singular simple present blameshifts, present participle blameshifting, simple past and past participle blameshifted)
- (biblical) 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.