scapegoat

Synonyms

whipping boy jonah mark pigeon sap gull patsy object goat changeling goatee chump target offering prey
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Antonyms

jean harrier hangman comet stalker pillager
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Hypernyms

victim

Phrases with the word

fellow has always been a scapegoat be the scapegoat go-to scapegoat become a scapegoat best scapegoat designated scapegoat

Examples

The scapegoat upon whom the sins of the people are periodically laid, may also be a human being. James Frazer

The homosexual is a scapegoat who evokes no sympathy. Hence, he can only be a victim, never a martyr. Thomas Szasz

The search for a scapegoat is the easiest of all hunting expeditions. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Unintelligent people always look for a scapegoat. Ernest Bevin

Meaning: Blaming the wrong reason. Looking for a scapegoat. Indonesian Proverb

Blaming the wrong reason/cause or creating a scapegoat. Indonesian Proverb