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Scapegoat
/skˈeɪpɡəʊt/
/ˈskeɪpˌɡoʊt/
Scapegoat
[NOM]1
bouc émissaire
a person who suffers the consequences of others people's wrongdoings
Synonymes : whipping boy
Exemples
1. The world needs a scapegoat.
2. The general public needed a scapegoat for those failures.
3. You don't blame scapegoats.
4. They provided a convenient scapegoat.
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