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Meaning ofscapegoatin English

scapegoat

us//skeɪpˌɡoʊt//uk//skeɪpˌɡəʊt//

Pluralscapegoats
Past Tensescapegoated
Participle Verbscapegoating
Third Person Singularscapegoats

Definitions

Noun
1. one blamed for others' mistakes; unfair target
2. person punished for someone else's error
Verb
1. to blame or punish unfairly (for another's fault)
  The manager scapegoated the new employee for the project's failure.