verb Download 🔗Share To punish someone for the error or errors of someone else; to make a scapegoat of. Examples : "After the project failed, the manager started scapegoating the intern to avoid taking responsibility himself. " guilt action society politics government moral inhuman Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To blame something for the problems of a given society without evidence to back up the claim. Examples : "The manager was scapegoating the new employee for the team's poor performance, even though the problems had existed long before they were hired. " politics society government culture media attitude inhuman history moral guilt value Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act of making somebody a scapegoat. Examples : "The boss used scapegoating to avoid taking responsibility for the project's failure, blaming a junior employee instead. " politics society action character guilt moral inhuman negative attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading