frame-upnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfreɪm.ʌp/us/ˈfreɪm.ʌp/also set-up UK informala situation in which someone is made to seem guilty of a crime although they have not committed it:
The organization protested that it was the victim of a politically motivated frame-up.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Blaming & accusing
- a bad workman blames his tools idiom
- accusatory
- accusing
- allegation
- attribute
- attribution
- carry
- chalk sth up
- condemnation
- contributory negligence
- face the music idiom
- finger
- finger-pointing
- frame
- hang
- indictment
- opprobrium
- recrimination
- stitch sb up
- thank sb for sth idiom
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