blameshift

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Synonyms: blueshift, frameshift, placeshift

Antonyms: blueshift, frameshift, placeshift

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Verb

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.

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