Finger-pointing (Noun)
Meaning
The imputation of blame; "they want all the finger-pointing about intelligence failures to stop".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The investigation was hindered by finger-pointing among the different departments, each trying to shift the blame.
- Finger-pointing between the government and the opposition has become a hallmark of the current crisis.
- The CEO's resignation was followed by intense finger-pointing among the board members over who was responsible for the company's financial woes.
- The public inquiry was criticized for its finger-pointing approach, which many felt was more focused on assigning blame than finding solutions.
- After the project's failure, the team was plagued by finger-pointing and recriminations, rather than a constructive analysis of what went wrong.