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scapegoat

UK
/ˈskeɪpɡəʊt/
US
/ˈskeɪpɡoʊt/

Translations

scapegoatnoun
scapegoats
pl
UK
/ˈskeɪpɡəʊt/
US
/ˈskeɪpɡoʊt/
козёл отпущения
He was made the scapegoat for the company's failures.
Его сделали козлом отпущения за неудачи компании.
Synonyms
fall guy
patsy
victim
whipping boy
sacrificial lamb
scapegoatverb
scapegoated
Past Simple
scapegoated
Past Participle
scapegoating
Gerund
UK
/ˈskeɪpˌɡəʊt/
US
/ˈskeɪpˌɡoʊt/
назначать козлом отпущения
They tend to scapegoat him for the team's failures.
Они склонны назначать его козлом отпущения за неудачи команды.
Synonyms
blame
accuse
target
victimize
finger
frame
make a scapegoat of
set up
scapegoatadjective
UK
/ˈskeɪpˌɡəʊt/
US
/ˈskeɪpˌɡoʊt/
Attributive use in compounds such as "scapegoat theory" or "scapegoat mechanism".

Definitions

scapegoatnoun
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.
scapegoatadjective
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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