Finger-pointing definition
The act of blaming someone for something; the imputation of blame.
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The act of assigning blame as for a harmful policy or unwise decision to another or others, often in an effort to deflect blame from oneself.
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Finger pointing is defined as casting blame or assigning the blame for something to someone else.
An example of finger pointing is telling your mom "My sister broke the vase!"
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Origin of finger-pointing
- From to point one's finger at "to accuse, to assign blame to".
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