Meaning & use
finger-pointing
The act of blaming other people for a problem instead of accepting responsibility.
See it in a sentence
After the project failed, there was a lot of finger-pointing between the marketing and design teams.
Instead of finger-pointing, the manager asked everyone to focus on fixing the actual error.
A note on using this word
Finger-pointing is almost always used disapprovingly, suggesting an unproductive argument about who is at fault rather than a search for solutions.
Words with a similar meaning
blamingscapegoating
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