verb🔗ShareTo punish someone for the error or errors of someone else; to make a scapegoat of."After the project failed, the manager started scapegoating the intern to avoid taking responsibility himself. "guiltactionsocietypoliticsgovernmentmoralinhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo blame something for the problems of a given society without evidence to back up the claim."The manager was scapegoating the new employee for the team's poor performance, even though the problems had existed long before they were hired. "politicssocietygovernmentculturemediaattitudeinhumanhistorymoralguiltvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of making somebody a scapegoat."The boss used scapegoating to avoid taking responsibility for the project's failure, blaming a junior employee instead. "politicssocietyactioncharacterguiltmoralinhumannegativeattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
