scapegoat – Deutsch–English translations

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scapegoat noun

  /ˈskeɪpˌɡoʊt/ , /ˈskeɪpˌɡəʊt/
  • a goat imbued with the sins of the people
 Sündenbock
  • someone blamed for someone else's error(s)
 Sündenbock, Prügelknabe

scapegoat verb

  /ˈskeɪpˌɡoʊt/ , /ˈskeɪpˌɡəʊt/
  • to blame or punish for the errors of others
 zum Sündenbock machen
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