scapegoat:1
noun1530{ds||1||}
- a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
- one that bears the blame for others
- one that is the object of irrational hostility
scapegoat:2
verb
scapegoat
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1943
- to make a scapegoat of
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