scapegoating

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scapegoating

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of scapegoat

noun scapegoatings

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 […]

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@misc{scapegoating_2026,
  title = {scapegoating},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scapegoating},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}