Fingerpointing (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 recent scandal led to relentless finger-pointing between the government and the opposing party, with neither side willing to accept responsibility.
- Finger-pointing over who was responsible for the devastating factory accident was rampant, but the families of the victims only wanted answers.
- The controversy surrounded the company's failure to disclose financial information, leading to finger-pointing and calls for an investigation.
- In the aftermath of the storm, there was plenty of finger-pointing among the city officials over the slow response to the emergency.
- Finger-pointing and blame-shifting became the norm as the team struggled to understand why their project had failed so miserably.