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scapegoating Synonyms & Antonyms

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Scapegoating as a Verb

1

present participle and gerund of scapegoat

2

To punish someone for the error or errors of someone else; to make a scapegoat of.

3

To blame something for the problems of a given society without evidence to back up the claim.

Scapegoating as a Noun

1

The act of making somebody a scapegoat.

Word Forms & Grammar

scapegoating

scapegoating (plural scapegoatings)

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Scapegoating in Brief

Part of speechverb, noun
Meaningpresent participle and gerund of scapegoat
Pluralscapegoatings