scapegoating

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noun

The act of making somebody a scapegoat.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of scapegoat
nounscapegoating (plural scapegoatings)

plural scapegoatings

  1. The act of making somebody a scapegoat.

    Nazi persecution of Jews, as with other scapegoatings, was focused, systematic and directly lethal. Other oppressions have been more long-term and uneven […]

    1989, Alan Sinfield, Literature, Politics, and Culture in Postwar Britain, page 224
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APA

scapegoating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scapegoating

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“scapegoating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scapegoating. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scapegoating,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scapegoating.

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