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shift blame
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to transfer responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing to someone else.

Meanings

to transfer responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing to someone else.

Instead of taking responsibility for the error, he tried to shift the blame onto his colleague.

Synonyms

pass the buckdeflect responsibilityblame others

Antonyms

take responsibilityown upaccept blame

to change the focus of blame from one person or thing to another.

The manager shifted the blame from the team to the faulty equipment.

Synonyms

redirect blamereassign fault

Antonyms

maintain focuskeep blame

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Last updated: 2025/01/11 11:51