how to pronounce scapegoat

/ˈskɛɪpˌɡoʊt/

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scapegoat is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of scapegoat in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… the role of the scapegoat who's willing …”

meanings of scapegoat

noun:

Someone punished for the error or errors of someone else.
In the Mosaic Day of Atonement ritual, a goat symbolically imbued with the sins of the people, and sent out alive into the wilderness while another was sacrificed.

verb:

To punish someone for the error or errors of someone else; to make a scapegoat of.
To blame something for the problems of a given society without evidence to back up the claim.

scapegoat frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word scapegoat occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.