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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 [ˈskeɪpˌgəʊt]

n

1. a person made to bear the blame for others

2. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament a goat used in the ritual of Yom Kippur (Leviticus 16); it was symbolically laden with the sins of the Israelites and sent into the wilderness to be destroyed

vb

(tr) to make a scapegoat of

[from escape + goat, coined by William Tyndale 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, victim, patsy (informal), whipping boy Her supporters see her as a scapegoat for a policy that failed.

verb

blame, hold responsible, accuse, point a or the finger at He has been scapegoated for the lack of jobs and housing problems

Translations

scapegoat [ˈskeɪpgəʊt] N → cabeza f de turco, chivo m expiatorio
to be a scapegoat for → pagar el pato por, pagar los cristales rotos por

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scapegoat [ˈskeɪpgəʊt] n → bouc m émissaire

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scapegoat

n → Sündenbock m; to be a scapegoat for something → für etw der Sündenbock sein; to use somebody/something as a scapegoat, to make somebody/something one’s scapegoat → jdm/einer Sache die Schuld zuschieben

vt → die Schuld zuschieben (+dat)

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scapegoat [ˈskeɪpˌgəʊt] n → capro espiatorio

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scapegoat [ˈskeɪpˌgəʊt] 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 희생양 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 代罪羔羊 козел жертовний بلی کا بکرہ anh chàng giơ đầu chịu báng 替罪羊