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scapegoating

/ˈskeɪpˌɡəʊtɪŋ/

/ˈskeɪpˌɡoʊtɪŋ/

scapegoatverb

scapegoating

Gerundium

scapegoated

Präteritum

scapegoated

Partizip Perfekt

scapegoating

Gerundium

/ˈskeɪpˌɡəʊt/

/ˈskeɪpˌɡoʊt/

Übersetzungen

назначать козлом отпущения

They tend to scapegoat him for the team's failures.

Они склонны назначать его козлом отпущения за неудачи команды.

Definitionen

To unfairly blame or punish someone for the faults or problems of others.

The manager was quick to scapegoat the new employee for the team's failure, even though it was a collective issue.

Synonyme

make a scapegoat of

set up

scapegoatsubstantiv

Definitionen

A person or group that is unfairly blamed for problems or negative outcomes, often to divert attention from the true causes.

The manager used the intern as a scapegoat for the project's failure, even though the issues were beyond the intern's control.

In historical or religious contexts, a goat sent into the wilderness after the Jewish chief priest had symbolically laid the sins of the people upon it.

During the ancient ritual, the community would send a scapegoat into the desert to atone for their sins.

scapegoatadjektiv

Definitionen

Attributive, relating to or involving a scapegoat; assigning blame to someone or something unfairly.

The scapegoat theory explains prejudice as a way to vent frustration on a powerless group.