scapegoat (redirected from scapegoating)

scape·goat  (skpgt)

n.

1. One that is made to bear the blame of others.

2. Bible A live goat over whose head Aaron confessed all the sins of the children of Israel on the Day of Atonement. The goat, symbolically bearing their sins, was then sent into the wilderness.

tr.v. scape·goat·ed, scape·goat·ing, scape·goats

To make a scapegoat of.

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[scape + goat (translation of Hebrew 'z 'zl, goat that escapes, misreading of 'z'zl, Azazel).]

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scapegoat

Noun

a person made to bear the blame for others

Verb

to make a scapegoat of [escape + goat, coined to translate Biblical Hebrew azāzēl, probably goat for Azazel, mistakenly thought to mean `goat that escapes']

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

scapegoat - someone who is punished for the errors of others whipping boy victim - an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

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scapegoat

noun fall guy, whipping boy

Translations

scapegoat [ˈskeɪpgəut] n → cabeza de turco, chivo expiatorio

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scapegoat [ˈskeɪpgəut] n → bouc m émissaire

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scapegoat [ˈskeɪpgəut] n → Sündenbock m

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scapegoat [ˈskeɪpgəut] n → capro espiatorio

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scapegoat

n scapegoat [ˈskeipgəut]

a person who is blamed or punished for the mistakes of others The manager of the football team was made a scapegoat for the team's failure, and was forced to resign. sondebok كَبْش الفِداء، حامِل وِزْر غَيْرِه изкупителна жертва obětní beránek syndebuk der Sündenbock εξιλαστήριο θύμα cabeza de turco, chivo expiatorio patuoinas سپر بلا syntipukki bouc émissaire שָׂעִיר לַעֲזָאזֵל बलि का बकरा nečija žrtva, žrtveni jarac bűnbak kambing hitam blóraböggull capro espiatorio 身代り 속죄양, 희생자 atpirkimo ožys grēkāzis orang yang dipersalahkan zondebok syndebukk kozioł ofiarny bode expiatório ţap ispăşitor козёл отпущения obetný baránok grešni kozel žrtveni jarac syndabock แพะรับบาป şamar oğlanı 替罪羊 козел жертовний بلی کا بکرہ anh chàng giơ đầu chịu báng 替罪羊