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What is another word for scapegoats?

Pronunciation: [skˈe͡ɪpɡə͡ʊts] (IPA)

Synonyms for the word scapegoats, which refers to someone who is blamed for the mistakes or wrongdoings of others, include fall guy, patsy, whipping boy, sacrifice, victim, prey, and target. These words all share the idea that there is someone who is unfairly blamed or punished for the actions of someone else. It is important to note that scapegoating is a harmful and unfair practice that can lead to serious repercussions for the individual being blamed. By understanding the synonyms for scapegoats, we can recognize instances of scapegoating and work towards creating a more just and fair society.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Scapegoats

Out of its inflammation would spring a hundred injustices, and so in opposition to the mounting clamour for extreme penalties arose thundering the counter-voice of protest against a swift and ruthless sacrifice of conspicuous scapegoats.
"The Tempering"
Charles Neville Buck
He had begun with the raccoon; he went on, of course, with those poor scapegoats of physiology, domestic rabbits.
"Hilda Wade A Woman With Tenacity Of Purpose"
Grant Allen
Then gradually, as the police gathered in the little band of scapegoats, the tension relaxed: people went to the celebrated Haymarket to gape at the spot where the crime against society had taken place....
"One Woman's Life"
Robert Herrick

Famous quotes with Scapegoats

  • Some people are desperately looking for scapegoats, they just don't want to see the truth!
    Jonathan Davis
  • The Red Sox are the local scapegoats. It's hard enough to play baseball without being the local scapegoat too.
    Michael Lewis
  • Society has traditionally always tried to find scapegoats for its problems. Well, here I am.
    Marilyn Manson
  • Propaganda in favor of action that is consonant with enlightened self-interest appeals to reason by means of logical arguments based upon the best available evidence fully and honestly set forth. Propaganda in favor of action dictated by the impulses that are below self-interest offers false, garbled or incomplete evidence, avoids logical argument and seeks to influence its victims by the mere repetition of catchwords, by the furious denunciation of foreign or domestic scapegoats, and by cunningly associating the lower passions with the highest ideals, so that atrocities come to be perpetrated in the name of God and the most cynical kind of is treated as a matter of religious principle and patriotic duty.
    Aldous Huxley

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