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1. (n.) scapegoat
a person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place.
2. scapegoat
a goat let loose in the wilderness on Yom Kippur after the high priest symbolically laid the sins of the people on its head. Lev. 16:8, 10, 26.
3. (v.t.) scapegoat
to make a scapegoat of.
Etymology: (1530; scape2+goat , as a trans. of Heb
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| Definition of 'scapegoat' |
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1. (noun) scapegoat, whipping boy
someone who is punished for the errors of others
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1. (noun) scapegoat
sb who is blamed for sth to take the focus away from sb or sth that is really to blame
The woman claims she was made a scapegoat in the case.
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| Definition of 'scapegoat' |
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1. (noun) scapegoat
a goat upon whose head were symbolically placed the sins of the people, after which he was suffered to escape into the wilderness
2. (noun) scapegoat
hence, a person or thing that is made to bear blame for others
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Sense: 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.
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 Afrikaans: sondebok |
 Arabic: كَبْش الفِداء، حامِل وِزْ |
 Bulgarian: изкупителна жертва |
 Brazilian: bode expiatório |
 Czech: obětní beránek |
 German: der Sündenbock |
 Danish: syndebuk |
 Greek: εξιλαστήριο θύμα |
 Spanish: cabeza de turco, chivo ex |
 Estonian: patuoinas |
 Farsi: سپر بلا |
 Finnish: syntipukki |
 French: boucémissaire |
 Hebrew: שָׂעִיר לַעֲזָאזֵל |
 Hindi: बलि का बकरा |
 Croatian: nečija žrtva, žrtveni jar |
 Hungarian: bűnbak |
 Indonesian: kambing hitam |
 Icelandic: blóraböggull |
 Italian: capro espiatorio |
 Japanese: 身代り |
 Korean: 희생양 |
 Lithuanian: atpirkimo ožys |
 Latvian: grēkāzis |
 Malay: orang yang dipersalahkan |
 Dutch: zondebok |
 Norwegian: syndebukk |
 Polish: kozioł ofiarny |
 Persian: سپر بلا |
 Pashto: د قربانى ګډورى، دبل په ډب |
 Portuguese: bode expiatório |
 Romanian: ţap ispăşitor |
 Russian: козёл отпущения |
 Slovak: obetný baránok |
 Slovenian: grešni kozel |
 Serbian: žrtveni jarac |
 Swedish: syndabock |
 Thai: แพะรับบาป |
 Turkish: şamar oğlanı |
 Taiwanese: 代罪羔羊 |
 Ukrainian: козел жертовний |
 Urdu: بلی کا بکرہ |
 Vietnamese: anh chàng giơ đầu chịu bá |
 Chinese: 替罪羊 |
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