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scapegoat

UK
/ˈskeɪpɡəʊt/
US
/ˈskeɪpɡoʊt/

Übersetzungen

scapegoatsubstantiv
scapegoats
Pl.
UK
/ˈskeɪpɡəʊt/
US
/ˈskeɪpɡoʊt/
bouc émissaire
The manager used the intern as a scapegoat for the project's failure.
Le directeur a utilisé le stagiaire comme bouc émissaire pour l'échec du projet.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
bouc expiatoireSurtout dans le contexte religieux ou historique.
Synonyme
patsy
sacrificial lamb
whipping boy
victim
fall guy
scapegoatverb
scapegoated
Präteritum
scapegoated
Partizip Perfekt
scapegoating
Gerundium
UK
/ˈskeɪpˌɡəʊt/
US
/ˈskeɪpˌɡoʊt/
faire de quelqu'un un bouc émissaire
The manager was quick to scapegoat the new employee for the team's failure.
Le directeur a vite fait du nouvel employé un bouc émissaire pour l'échec de l'équipe.
Synonyme
blame
accuse
target
victimize
finger
frame
make a scapegoat of
set up
scapegoatadjektiv
UK
/ˈskeɪpˌɡəʊt/
US
/ˈskeɪpˌɡoʊt/
Attributive use in compounds such as "scapegoat theory" or "scapegoat mechanism".
de bouc émissaireEmploi attributif.
The scapegoat theory explains prejudice as a way to vent frustration on a powerless group.
La théorie de bouc émissaire explique le préjugé comme une façon de déverser sa frustration sur un groupe sans pouvoir.

Definitionen

scapegoatsubstantiv
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.
scapegoatverb
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.
scapegoatadjektiv
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.
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