scapegoating

verb

Meaning

To punish someone for the error or errors of someone else; to make a scapegoat of.
To blame something for the problems of a given society without evidence to back up the claim.
The act of making somebody a scapegoat.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

whipping boy(English)culprit(English)patsy(English)victimage(English)bogeyism(English)finger-pointing(English)piling on(English)secondary victimization(English)

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Sources

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