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Uncommonscapegoat
The correct spelling is scapegoat.
How to pronounce scapegoat
/ˈskeɪpˌɡoʊt/
nounIPA: /ˈskeɪpˌɡoʊt/
Say it like: Sca-peg-oat
The correct spelling is scapegoat. 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. For example: "He is making me a scapegoat."
Usage Examples
“He is making me a scapegoat.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.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.
- 2.Someone punished for the error or errors of someone else.
verb
- 1.To punish someone for the error or errors of someone else; to make a scapegoat of.
- 2.To blame something for the problems of a given society without evidence to back up the claim.
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