finger-pointing
The act of pointing a finger or fingersThe act of pointing a finger or fingers.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The act of pointing a finger or fingers.
(figuratively, informal, uncountable, usually)The making of accusations; the assigning of blame.
the imputation of blame
Origin
From finger + pointing.From finger + pointing.
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Forms
plural: finger-pointingsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the imputation of blame:fingerpointing
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable