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Rarescapegoating
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.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.
noun
- 1.The act of making somebody a scapegoat.
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