Significado da palavra scapegoat em português

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scapegoat

US /ˈskeɪp.ɡoʊt/
UK /ˈskeɪp.ɡoʊt/

Substantivo

1.

bode expiatório

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

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

Verbo

1.

bode expiatório

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

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