Scapegoat - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈskeɪpɡəʊt|
Brit.
|ˈskeɪpɡəʊt|
noun
- someone who is punished for the errors of others
Extra examples
The CEO was made the scapegoat for the company's failures.
...companies often use the economy as a scapegoat to avoid taking responsibility for dropping sales...
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: scapegoat
he/she/it: scapegoats
present participle: scapegoating
past tense: scapegoated
past participle: scapegoated
I/you/we/they: scapegoat
he/she/it: scapegoats
present participle: scapegoating
past tense: scapegoated
past participle: scapegoated
noun
singular: scapegoat
plural: scapegoats
singular: scapegoat
plural: scapegoats
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