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Scapegoat
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Meaning
Noun
●
In the Mosaic Day of Atonement
ritual
, a
goat
symbolically
imbued
with the
sins
of the people, and
sent out
alive
into the
wilderness
while another was sacrificed.
●
Someone
unfairly
blamed
or
punished
for some failure.
Verb
●
To
unfairly
blame
or
punish
someone for some
failure
; to make a
scapegoat
of.
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Synonyms
Patsy
Scapegoat
Escapegoat
Goat
Fall Guy
Whipping Boy
Folk Devil
Joe Soap
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