"blameshift" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: blameshifts [present, singular, third-person], blameshifting [participle, present], blameshifted [participle, past], blameshifted [past]
Etymology: From blame + shift. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|blame|shift}} blame + shift Head templates: {{en-verb}} blameshift (third-person singular simple present blameshifts, present participle blameshifting, simple past and past participle blameshifted)
  1. (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. Categories (topical): Bible Synonyms: blame shift
    Sense id: en-blameshift-en-verb-lFlNL42x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion

Inflected forms

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