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Scapegoats
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.
📖 Definitions of "Scapegoats"
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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.
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Someone punished for the error or errors of someone else.
"He is making me a scapegoat."
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To punish someone for the error or errors of someone else; to make a scapegoat of.
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To blame something for the problems of a given society without evidence to back up the claim.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Scapegoats"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| whipping boynoun | (transferred sense) Someone punished for the errors of others. |
| culpritsnoun | (Spanish: Culpables) a 1960 Spanish drama film directed by Arturo Ruiz Castillo and starring Anna Maria Ferrero, Fernando Rey and Lina Rosales. |
| emissariesnoun | An agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else. |
| envoysnoun | A representative. |
| outletsnoun | A wall-mounted socket connected to an electrical power supply, at which current can be taken to run electrical devices. |
| perpetratorsnoun | One who perpetrates; especially, one who commits an offence or crime. |
| bogeymennoun | A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories. |
| scumbagsnoun | (informal, mildly vulgar) A sleazy, disreputable or despicable person; a lowlife. |
| blamingverb | The act of accusing or assigning culpability to. |
| hypocritesnoun | The sixty-third sura (chapter) of the Qur'an. |
| victimsnoun | the eighth album by the band Steel Pulse, released in 1991. |
| patsiesnoun | A diminutive of the female given name Patricia. |
| accusersnoun | One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault. |
| bulliesnoun | A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege. |
| apologistsnoun | (usually) One who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution. |
| demonizingnoun | An evil supernatural spirit. |
| substitutesnoun | A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose. |
| demagoguesnoun | (derogatory) A political orator or leader, especially in a democratic system, who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument. |
| aggressorsnoun | The person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant. |
| demonizedverb | — |
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