meaning of scapegoated
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Definition of Scapegoat, Scapegoating, and Scapegoat Theory Scapegoating refers to a process by which a person or group is unfairly blamed for something that they didn't do and, as a result, the real source of the problem is either never seen or purposefully ignored.
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Singular Nouns Starting with D Use scape in a sentence. 1  a leafless flower stalk growing from the crown of the root, as that of the narcissus or dandelion. 2  something like a stalk, as the shaft of a feather or of an insect's antenna. 3  the shaft of a column.  apophyge.
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condescending Learner's definition of PATRONIZING. [more patronizing; most patronizing] disapproving. : showing that you believe you are more intelligent or better than other people. She spoke to us in a patronizing [=condescending] tone. a patronizing smile.
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- Definition of SCAVENGER. 1. chiefly British: a person employed to remove dirt and refuse from streets. 2. : one that scavenges: as a: a garbage collector b: a junk collector c: a chemically active substance acting to make innocuous or remove an undesirable substance. 3. : an organism that typically feeds on refuse or carrion.
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- Definition of SCAVENGER. 1. chiefly British: a person employed to remove dirt and refuse from streets. 2. : one that scavenges: as a: a garbage collector b: a junk collector c: a chemically active substance acting to make innocuous or remove an undesirable substance.
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Definitions &Translations Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Scape. The botanical term scape generally refers to a long internode forming the basal part or the whole of a peduncle. Typically it takes the form of a long, leafless flowering stem rising directly from a bulb, rhizome, or similar subterranean or underwater structure.
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- Meaning of “-scape” in the English Dictionary. See all translations. uk ​ / -skeɪp/ us ​ / -skeɪp/. › used to form nouns referring to a wide view of a place, often one represented in a picture: landscape. seascape. cityscape.
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- Definition of scoff. 1  1 : an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe. 2  2 : an object of scorn, mockery, or derision.
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Cui bono Commonly the phrase is used to suggest that the person or people guilty of committing a crime may be found among those who have something to gain, chiefly with an eye toward financial gain. The party that benefits may not always be obvious or may have successfully diverted attention to a scapegoat, for example.
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scaffold Noun. 1. scaffold-a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded). instrument of execution-an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person. platform-a raised horizontal surface; the speaker mounted the platform.
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Spiedie The term spiedie comes from the Italian spiedo meaning spit or spiedini referring to cubes or balls of meat cooked on a skewer. The regional dish in Abruzzo, Italy most closely resembling spiedie uses goat meat, lamb, chicken or beef on a skewer, and is known as spidducc' .
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- Definitions for canapeˈkæn ə pi, -ˌpeɪ. Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word canape. Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: canape(noun) an appetizer consisting usually of a thin slice of bread or toast spread with caviar or cheese or other savory food.
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scapegoat scapegoat. a person who is blamed or punished for the mistakes of others. The manager of the football team was made a scapegoat for the team's failure, and was forced to resign.cape•goat. 1. a person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place. 2. a goat let loose in the wilderness on Yom Kippur after the high priest symbolically laid the sins of the people on its head. Lev. 16:8, 10, 26. 3. to make a scapegoat of.
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- As hard as it may be to swallow, you have to accept that you are being scapegoated by others because you allow yourself to be. A major step towards overcoming scapegoating is to stop playing into the victim mentality. Just because others are trying to make you the victim, you don’t have to see yourself as one.
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Semantic change 1 Used originally as a shortening for full of awe, in contemporary usage the word usually has negative meaning. 2  Demagogue—Originally meant a popular leader. 3  It is from the Greek dēmagōgos dēmagōgós leader of the, people from dēmos + people agōgos, agōgós.  leading guiding
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- (n.) A scapegoat is an event person or object that is used to lay the blame on for all that goes wrong, regardless of the contributions of others. This will usually carry on until the scapegoat has gone, or has managed to successfully defend itself against the arguements presented to it.
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- Word Origin & History. disgust 1590s, from M.Fr. desgoust strong dislike, repugnance, lit. distaste, from desgouster have a distaste for, from des- opposite of + gouster taste, from L. gustare to taste (see gusto). Sense has strengthened over time, and subject and object have been reversed: cf.
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Scapegoat A scapegoat is a person or animal which takes on the sins of others, or is unfairly blamed for problems. The concept originally comes from Leviticus, in which a goat is designated to be cast into the desert with the sins of the community. Other ancient societies had similar practices.
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stigmatize stigmatizes; stigmatized; stigmatizing. Learner's definition of STIGMATIZE. [+ object] usually disapproving. : to describe or regard (something, such as a characteristic or group of people) in a way that shows strong disapproval. Society stigmatizes welfare recipients. a legal system that stigmatizes juveniles as criminals.
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devastation neutralisation, neutralization - (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation) sabotage - a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged. extermination, liquidation - the act of exterminating. holocaust - an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire); a nuclear holocaust. demolition - the act of demolishing. spoliation - (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence.
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- n. 1. One that is made to bear the blame of others. 2. Bible A live goat over whose head Aaron confessed all the sins of the children of Israel on the Day of Atonement. The goat, symbolically bearing their sins, was then sent into the wilderness. tr.v. scape·goat·ed, scape·goat·ing, scape·goats. To make a scapegoat of.
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scapegoat 1. fall guy, victim, patsy (informal), whipping boy Her supporters see her as a scapegoat for a policy that failed. verb 1. blame, hold responsible, accuse, point a or the finger at He has been scapegoated for the lack of jobs and housing problems
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Definitions &Translations Persecution is the systematic mistreatment of an individual or group by another individual or group. The most common forms are religious persecution, ethnic persecution and political persecution, though there is naturally some overlap between these terms.
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scape The noun SCAPE has 2 senses: 1. erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip. 2. (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column. Familiarity information: SCAPE used as a noun is rare.
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- Use scape in a sentence. 1  a leafless flower stalk growing from the crown of the root, as that of the narcissus or dandelion. 2  something like a stalk, as the shaft of a feather or of an insect's antenna.  the shaft of a column.