Home › Words › B › blameshiftblameshiftblameshift means 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.EtymologyFrom blame + shift.verbTo 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.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.blameshifting 72% match — Attempting to deflect guilt by moving attention to someone else. vs blameshift →blamey 59% match — Tending to blame others vs blameshift →blaming 55% match — The act of accusing or assigning culpability to. vs blameshift →duckshove 53% match — To dodge responsibility; to pass something on to another so that they take the blame. vs blameshift →scapegoater 52% match — A person who makes a scapegoat of another person (punishes someone for another's wrongdoing) vs blameshift →blamer 51% match — One who blames. vs blameshift →scapegoating 51% match — The act of making somebody a scapegoat. vs blameshift →blamingly 51% match — So as to blame. vs blameshift →