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scapegoating

The correct spelling is scapegoating.

How to pronounce scapegoating

verb

Say it like: Sca-peg-oat-ing

The correct spelling is scapegoating. To punish someone for the error or errors of someone else; to make a scapegoat of.

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Meanings

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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