Dictionary![]() ![]() scape•goat•ismPronunciation: (skāp'gō-tiz"um), [key] —n. the act or practice of assigning blame or failure to another, as to deflect attention or responsibility away from oneself. Also called scape'goat"ing. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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