skuldbelägga
Skuldbelägga is a Swedish verb that means to impute or lay guilt on someone. It involves attributing moral or legal responsibility for a particular act or outcome, and often adds a sense of moral burden or stigma. The term is commonly used in discussions of ethics, politics, journalism, and everyday speech to describe the act of assigning blame in a way that emphasizes guilt rather than factual accountability.
Etymology and form: the word is formed from skuld, meaning guilt or debt, and belägga, meaning to
Usage and nuance: skuldbelägga can carry a negative or pejorative connotation, especially when the attribution of
Examples: Journalists or commentators might accuse politicians of skuldbelägga an entire group by presenting overly broad
See also: beskylla (to accuse), ansvar (responsibility), skyld (guilt).