- scapegoat as a noun:
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scapegoat
noun
1 scapegoat
Someone who is punished for the errors of others.
synonym: whipping boy.
Roget 147: substitution, commutation; supplanting etc. v.; metaphor, metonymy etc. (figure of speech) 521. [Thing substituted] substitute, ersatz, makeshift, ... show more
Roget 952: atonement, reparation; compromise, composition; compensation etc. 30; quittance, quits; expiation, redemption, reclamation, conciliation, propitiation; ... show more
Dutch: zondebok
Polish: kozioĊ ofiarny
Moby thesaurus: burnt offering, collection, drink offering, dupe, ex voto offering, fall guy, front, goat, gull, heave offering, hecatomb, holocaust, human sacrifice, immolation, incense, infanticide, libation, mactation, man of straw, mark ... show more.
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