scapegoating

verb

  1. 1

    To punish someone for the error or errors of someone else; to make a scapegoat of.

  2. 2

    To blame something for the problems of a given society without evidence to back up the claim.

noun

  1. 1

    The act of making somebody a scapegoat.

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