scapegoat
scape‧goat /ˈskeɪpɡəʊt $ -ɡoʊt/ noun [countable]
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Synonyms & Related Wordsscapegoat[noun]Synonyms: whipping boy, fall guy
(informal)
Related Words: mark,
target,
victim [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English Dictionaryscape‧goat /ˈskeɪpɡəʊt $ -ɡoʊt/
noun [countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: scape (from scape 'to get away' (13-20 centuries), from escape) + goat; meant as a translation of Hebrew 'azazel (probably the name of an evil spirit in the Bible), as if it were 'ez 'ozel 'goat that leaves']
someone who is blamed for something bad that happens, even if it is not their fault
scapegoat for
She believed she had been made a scapegoat for what happened.—scapegoat verb [transitive] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationsscapegoat noun ADJ. convenient, easy VERB + SCAPEGOAT make sb, use sb as He has been made a scapegoat for the company's failures. PREP. ~ for They are being made the scapegoats for all the ills of society. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲