Meaning of the word scapegoat in English

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scapegoat

US /ˈskeɪp.ɡoʊt/
UK /ˈskeɪp.ɡoʊt/

Noun

1.

a person who is blamed for something that someone else has done:

Example:
The captain was made a scapegoat for the team's failure.

Verb

1.

to blame a person or thing for something bad that someone else has done:

Example:
They scapegoated environmental laws as the problem of the economy, instead of looking for real problems.
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