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Animal which is ritually burdened
A scapegoat is one of a pair of goats used in the Yom Kippur Temple service during the era of the Temple in Jerusalem. The scapegoat had a band of red
Scapegoat
Practice of singling out any party for unmerited negative treatment or blame
Scapegoating, sometimes called playing the blame game, is the practice of singling out a person or group for unmerited blame and consequent negative treatment
Scapegoating
Topics referred to by the same term
blame. Scapegoat or The Scapegoat may also refer to: Scapegoat Wilderness, a Wilderness Area in Montana Scapegoat Mountain, a mountain in the Scapegoat Wilderness
Scapegoat_(disambiguation)
Mountain in Montana, United States
Scapegoat Mountain is a summit in the Scapegoat Wilderness of Lewis and Clark County, Montana, in the United States. With an elevation of 9,202 feet (2
Scapegoat_Mountain
Type of balanced binary search tree
In computer science, a scapegoat tree is a self-balancing binary search tree, invented by Arne Andersson in 1989 and again by Igal Galperin and Ronald
Scapegoat_tree
British mystery by Robert Hamer
The Scapegoat is a 1959 British mystery film directed by Robert Hamer and starring Alec Guinness, Nicole Maurey and Bette Davis. The screenplay was by
The_Scapegoat_(1959_film)
Painting by William Holman Hunt
The Scapegoat (1854–1856) is a painting by William Holman Hunt which depicts the "scapegoat" described in the Book of Leviticus. On the Day of Atonement
The_Scapegoat_(painting)
Biblical figure identified with fallen angel
ˈæzəˌzɛl/; Hebrew: עֲזָאזֵל ʿĂzāʾzēl) represents a desolate place where a scapegoat bearing the sins of the Jews was sent during Yom Kippur. During the late
Azazel
Theory of human desire by René Girard
Mimetic theory has two main parts – the desire itself, and the resulting scapegoating. Girard's idea proposes that all desire is merely an imitation of another's
Mimetic_theory
British television film
The Scapegoat is a British film adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's 1957 novel of the same name. The drama is written and directed by Charles Sturridge
The_Scapegoat_(2012_film)
Human settlement in England
Scapegoat Hill is a small village 5 miles (8 km) west of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. It is near to the villages of Slaithwaite and Golcar.
Scapegoat_Hill
2013 French film
The Scapegoat (French: Au bonheur des ogres) is a 2013 French comedy film directed by Nicolas Bary. As attention-grabbing and controversial incidents
The_Scapegoat_(2013_film)
2000 book by Andrea Dworkin
Scapegoat: The Jews, Israel, and Women's Liberation is the ninth nonfiction book by Jewish-American radical feminist writer and activist Andrea Dworkin
Scapegoat: The Jews, Israel, and Women's Liberation
Scapegoat:_The_Jews,_Israel,_and_Women's_Liberation
2010 song by D'banj
"Scapegoat" is a song by Nigerian singer D'banj, released on September 16, 2010. Produced by Don Jazzy, it was included in the track listing for the unreleased
Scapegoat_(song)
Ancient Greek religious ritual
Ancient Greek religion was the ritualistic sacrifice or exile of a human scapegoat or victim. A slave, a disabled person, or a criminal was chosen and expelled
Pharmakos
1997 studio album by Chumbawamba
album. All tracks are written by Chumbawamba. Notes "Tubthumping" and "Scapegoat" contain sampled excerpts from the 1996 film Brassed Off, as spoken by
Tubthumper
American hip hop group
Scapegoat Wax is an American hip hop and breakbeat band from Chico, California that was started by Marty James and Jonny Z (AKA J.DeVille). The band was
Scapegoat_Wax
2011 Turkish film
Scapegoat (Turkish: Günah Keçisi) is a 2011 Turkish comedy film, directed by Cenk Özakıncı, starring Şahin K as a man with a dubious reputation trying
Scapegoat_(2011_film)
2025 assassination in Orem, Utah, U.S.
death and had hidden a blood bag under his shirt, that Robinson was a scapegoat for the actual assassin, that Kirk was killed by shrapnel from an explosive
Assassination_of_Charlie_Kirk
1991 studio album by Green on Red
Scapegoats is an album by the American band Green on Red, released in 1991. They supported it with a European tour. "Little Things in Life" and "Two Lovers
Scapegoats_(album)
Brazilian footballer (born 1992)
Neymar" (the Crucifixion of Neymar) and subtitled: "the Brazilian ace turns scapegoat in a sport where everyone plays dirty". In April 2013, Brazilian cartoonist
Neymar
1957 novel by Daphne du Maurier
The Scapegoat is a 1957 novel by Daphne du Maurier. In a bar in France, a lonely English academic on holiday meets his double, a French aristocrat who
The Scapegoat (Du Maurier novel)
The_Scapegoat_(Du_Maurier_novel)
French anthropologist and philosopher (1923–2015)
desire is fundamentally imitative, leading to rivalry, violence and the scapegoat mechanism as foundations of religion and culture. Holding academic appointments
René_Girard
Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni dispute since 2024
("Reynolds") and The New York Times Company ("New York Times") to make scapegoats of the Wayfarer Parties for Lively's woes". On February 28, the New York
It_Ends_with_Us_controversy
Dutch exotic dancer (1876–1917)
that she was convicted and condemned because the French Army needed a scapegoat, and that the files used to secure her conviction contained falsifications
Mata_Hari
coup is thwarted, the Guy from Vought betrays Bradley by making her VA's scapegoat while appearing at Congress as a whistleblower. Her subsequent realization
List_of_The_Boys_characters
Australian army officer
he had fired at an escaping Boer to keep him away, although later in "Scapegoats of the Empire," he admitted that he had shot an escaping Boer prisoner
George_Witton
Largest city in Turkey
Ece Işık Canpolat (20 October 2023). "Elite Universities as Populist Scapegoats: Evidence from Hungary and Turkey". East European Politics and Societies
Istanbul
2007 book on transgender issues by Julia Serano
Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity is a 2007 book by the gender theorist, biologist, and writer Julia Serano
Whipping_Girl
2023 American comedy-drama television anthology series
mother, Marta Díaz, so he can repay his debts, with Ashley as a potential scapegoat. Ashley staffs Chairwoman Park as she surveys the club for operational
Beef_(TV_series)
American sociologist (born 1950)
Transition. Males wrote Scapegoat Generation, a book that analyzes statistics to dispel myths about young people in the 1990s. The Scapegoat Generation: America's
Mike_A._Males
Russian intercontinental ballistic missile
Scrag SS-11 Sego SS-12 Scaleboard SS-X-13 Savage SS-13 Savage SS-14 Scamp/Scapegoat SS-15 Scrooge SS-16 Sinner SS-17 Spanker SS-18 Satan SS-19 Stiletto SS-20
RS-28_Sarmat
American minister and civil rights activist (1929–1968)
never had. Ray died in 1998 at age 70. Ray's lawyers maintained he was a scapegoat similar to the way that John F. Kennedy's assassin Lee Harvey Oswald is
Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
1997 EP by Modest Mouse
– 0:52 "Dirty Fingernails" – 3:20 "Sunspots in the House of the Late Scapegoat" – 2:42 "The Fruit That Ate Itself" – 3:17 "Way Down" – 0:43 "Summer"
The_Fruit_That_Ate_Itself
2017 studio album by Takuto
Scapegoat (スケープゴート) is the debut studio album by Japanese singer and songwriter Takuto. It was released on February 8, 2017, through the Being label.
Scapegoat_(album)
British writer (born 1951)
Award (Biography) and the Duff Cooper Prize. Her most recent book is The Scapegoat: The Brilliant Brief Life of the Duke of Buckingham (2024). Lucy Hughes-Hallett
Lucy_Hughes-Hallett
American television series (2005–present)
Washington using a homophobic slur on set. Mainstream media coverage scapegoated this scandal as "black masculinity for perpetrating homophobia, thus
Grey's_Anatomy
American sci-fi TV series (2015–2019)
shot the Crown Prince. Ed is caught with Frank's gun and is used as a scapegoat for the attempted assassination of the Crown Prince, to avoid the need
The Man in the High Castle (TV series)
The_Man_in_the_High_Castle_(TV_series)
1912 film
The Scapegoat is a 1912 American short silent Western film directed by Otis B. Thayer and starring Tom Mix. Tom Mix as Tom Mason, the Scapegoat Myrtle
The_Scapegoat_(1912_film)
Miracle performed by Jesus
of the Scapegoat. In his analysis, the opposition of the entire city to the one man possessed by demons is the typical template for a scapegoat. Girard
Exorcism of the Gerasene demoniac
Exorcism_of_the_Gerasene_demoniac
Book by Jim Goad
The Redneck Manifesto — America's Scapegoats: How We Got That Way And Why We're Not Going To Take It Anymore is a 1997 book by the American author Jim
The_Redneck_Manifesto_(book)
Pre-Raphaelite English artist (1827–1910)
more tangible Jesus Christ's history and teaching"; there he painted The Scapegoat, The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple, and The Shadow of Death, along
William_Holman_Hunt
Pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2
Bartholomew R (6 February 2020). "The Coronavirus and the Search for Scapegoats". Psychology Today. Smith N (1 February 2020). "Anti-Chinese racism spikes
COVID-19_pandemic
Protected natural area in Montana, United States
The Scapegoat Wilderness consists of 239,936 acres (971 km2) spread across two different National Forests in the U.S. state of Montana. Created by an
Scapegoat_Wilderness
British politician (born 1980)
criticized by Amnesty International, who accused the Tory party of "scapegoating people fleeing persecution" in order to strip civil rights protections
Kemi_Badenoch
American conspiracy theory and political movement
panics often emerge during times of instability, as societies search for scapegoats and simplified explanations for complex crises. QAnon further incorporates
QAnon
American musician (born 1969)
societal issues, the media instead facilitated the placing of blame on a scapegoat. On May 4, Brownback chaired a congressional hearing of the United States
Marilyn_Manson
American actress and comedian (born 1975)
Jocelyn Coyote Ugly Bidding Customer 2001 Fugly Cha Cha Short film 2003 Scapegoats Jeannie Short film 2009 Weather Girl Sherry 2010 Leap Year Libby Held
Kaitlin_Olson
2023 film directed by Yûta Shimotsu
happiness and good fortune as long as they keep another human being — a scapegoat — in a state of constant suffering. Because their captive is now dead
Best_Wishes_to_All
Radical feminist movement
State (1989) The Straight Mind and Other Essays (1992) Only Words (1993) Scapegoat: The Jews, Israel, and Women's Liberation (2000) Sisterhood Is Forever
4B_movement
1999 music festival in Rome, New York, U.S.
least, the predator media that turned a blind eye to real violence and scapegoated the quarter of a million music fans at Woodstock '99, the vast majority
Woodstock_'99
Theatre ballistic missile
was assigned the NATO reporting name SS-14 Scamp (alternately the SS-14 Scapegoat) and carried the GRAU index 8K96. The RT-15 was an early Soviet attempt
RT-15
2007 mass shooting in Blacksburg, Virginia, US
Personality disorders Playing the victim Psychopathy in the workplace Scapegoating Self-esteem Social dominance orientation Suicide among LGBTQ people Victim
Virginia_Tech_shooting
Russian intermediate-range ballistic missile
Scrag SS-11 Sego SS-12 Scaleboard SS-X-13 Savage SS-13 Savage SS-14 Scamp/Scapegoat SS-15 Scrooge SS-16 Sinner SS-17 Spanker SS-18 Satan SS-19 Stiletto SS-20
Oreshnik_(missile)
Collaborationist regime in France (1940–1944)
achieve its ends and mobilize the energies of its recruits by using a "scapegoat" and adhered to cultural continuity in contrast to the Fascist "rupture
Vichy_France
Species of domesticated mammal
goat, in Hinduism's goat-headed Daksha, in the Israelite ritual of the scapegoat, and in Christianity as a common depiction of Satan, among others. The
Goat
2021 Indian film by Lokesh Kanagaraj
clashes with Bhavani, a ruthless gangster, who uses the children as the scapegoat for his criminal activities. Lokesh narrated the script to Vijay in May
Master_(2021_film)
Religion established by Baháʼu'lláh
were invented by the Iranian government in order to use the Baháʼís as scapegoats. In 2019, the Iranian government made it impossible for the Baháʼís to
Baháʼí_Faith
British television drama series
Robert is sent as Pierpoint's representative, realizing he is their scapegoat. Aurore, however, takes responsibility for Lumi's failure and resigns
Industry_(TV_series)
Portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading
the scapegoat divided the thread of crimson wool, and tied one half to the rock, the other half between the scapegoat horns, and pushed the scapegoat from
Acharei_Mot
American basketball player (born 1988)
game-winner felt even better against the Suns, saying he felt he was scapegoated during his time in Phoenix. On January 9, Durant recorded 30 points,
Kevin_Durant
Season of television series
him. Afterwards, Polarity tells the group to flee while he stays as a scapegoat. As fugitives they are recruited by Annie to her resistance against Homelander
Gen_V_season_2
2025 film by Gareth Edwards
2026). "Scarlett Johansson to Star in Ari Aster's 'Eddington' Follow-Up 'Scapegoat' at A24". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 18, 2026. https://screenrant
Jurassic_World_Rebirth
her involvement. After Charles’ body is recovered, Hanani Publishing scapegoats Yasmin to deflect from its own complicity in silencing his victims, prompting
List_of_Industry_characters
English actress and singer (born 1981)
appeared in the 2012 ITV film adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's novel The Scapegoat. In September 2012 Smith played the title role in Mrs Biggs, a five-part
Sheridan_Smith
Execution of many senior Soviet officers by Stalin
military-related industries. Many of those who were purged were made scapegoats to deflect blame of military losses the Soviets incurred during wartime
1940–1942_Red_Army_purges
2023 studio album by Anohni and the Johnsons
with their own music videos, as well as a fourth video for the song "Scapegoat". The album, primarily consisting of soul music, was received positively
My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross
My_Back_Was_a_Bridge_for_You_to_Cross
South Korean multinational conglomerate
company. Kim said that Samsung lawyers trained executives to serve as scapegoats in a "fabricated scenario" to protect Lee, even though those executives
Samsung
American white supremacist hate group
pattern of high romantic histrionics, violence and mass coercion of the scapegoat and the heretic." The organization preached "One Hundred Percent Americanism"
Ku_Klux_Klan
1999 mass shooting in Colorado, U.S.
irresponsible coverage, which he said facilitated the placing of blame on a scapegoat. After concluding the European and Japanese legs of their tour on August
Columbine High School massacre
Columbine_High_School_massacre
Leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008
February 2023. Harrison, Gilbert A. (13 March 1961). "Setting Up the Scapegoat Who Will Be Blamed for Cuba?". The New Republic. Archived from the original
Fidel_Castro
1968 murder in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
police, as alleged by Loyd Jowers in 1993. They believe that Ray was a scapegoat. In 1999, the family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Jowers for
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Assassination_of_Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
Audio plays featuring the Eighth Doctor
Nicholas Briggs Eighth Doctor, Lucie, Wirrn June 2009 (2009-06) 5 "The Scapegoat" Nicholas Briggs Pat Mills Eighth Doctor, Lucie July 2009 (2009-07) 6
Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures
Doctor_Who:_The_Eighth_Doctor_Adventures
Ceremony performed in Jerusalem by the High Priest of Israel
was allowed to enter the Holy of Holies, and is the source of the term scapegoat. The service is commanded in Leviticus 16, and its laws are discussed
Yom_Kippur_Temple_service
started an accounting scandal at his company Ziffcorp. Artie manages to scapegoat Homer by deliberately letting Homer win 98% of Ziffcorp stocks in a poker
List of recurring The Simpsons characters
List_of_recurring_The_Simpsons_characters
Basic Instinct character
partner Stabbed with an ice pick in an elevator To frame Elizabeth as a scapegoat for her crimes Dr. Elizabeth Garner Nick's psychologist and former lover
Catherine_Tramell
Major alliance of World War II
Piehler & Grant 2023, pp. 109–110. Tallgren, Immi (2014). "Martyrs and Scapegoats of the Nation? The Finnish War-Responsibility Trial, 1945–1946". Historical
Axis_powers
Divination by casting of lots
the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat." One goat will be sacrificed as a sin offering, while the scapegoat is loaded up with the sins of the people
Cleromancy
Fictional character
When Scapegoat mentions his plans to get revenge on Mayor Krunket, Superboy-Prime crashes the fight where he uses his fists to impale Scapegoat as he
Red Queen (Through the Looking-Glass)
Red_Queen_(Through_the_Looking-Glass)
Social feedback loop leading to extremism
the principles of the purity spiral, including mimetic rivalry and the scapegoat mechanism, in his 1972 book Violence and the Sacred. Haynes and others
Purity_spiral
17th-century Swedish warship
Gyllenhielm. The object of the inquest was as much or more to find a scapegoat as to find out why the ship had sunk. Whoever the committee might find
Vasa_(ship)
Association football club in Turin, Italy
those who want the truth and think that Moggi has objectively become the 'scapegoat'. Does the framework of information that does not investigate, analyze
Juventus_FC
President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865
their commitment. He replaced Secretary of War Benjamin, who had been scapegoated for the defeats, with George W. Randolph. Davis kept Benjamin in the
Jefferson_Davis
Attributing events to improbable causes
form of scapegoating that frames demonized enemies as part of a vast insidious plot against the common good, while it valorizes the scapegoater as a hero
Conspiracy_theory
English-language idiom meaning "to shift blame onto another"
it remains on the sidelines. Buck passing is not to be confused with scapegoating, the act of blaming. The expression is said to have originated from poker
Buck_passing
Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011
by making the senior officials, close aides, and their relatives the scapegoat for the economic crisis and famine. Some 25,000 people are thought to
Kim_Jong_Il
Election of Australia's 48th parliament
students. The Greens call this policy proposal a "cynical attempt to scapegoat migrants and international students". Dutton previously said that this
2025 Australian federal election
2025_Australian_federal_election
King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660 to 1685
Second Dutch War, Charles dismissed Lord Clarendon, whom he used as a scapegoat for the war. Clarendon fled to France when impeached for high treason
Charles_II_of_England
Danish film producer
announced that Knudsen and Aster will produce Aster's upcoming film, Scapegoat, through Square Peg, with A24 distributing. "Lars Knudsen". Variety. "Jay
Lars_Knudsen_(producer)
Figure mentioned in the New Testament
atonement, and the released figure carries the narrative role of the living scapegoat into the world rather than into the sanctuary precincts. Merritt argues
Barabbas
American mass murderer (1992–2012)
Goodwin, Liz (December 19, 2012). "Survivalists worry 'preppers' will be scapegoated for Newtown shooting". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on January
Adam_Lanza
American political controversy
Oswald was most likely a CIA agent drawn into the plot to be used as a scapegoat, even going as far as to say that Oswald "genuinely was probably a hero"
John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories
John_F._Kennedy_assassination_conspiracy_theories
President of Turkey since 2014
vote". Al-Monitor. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023. "Erdoğan finds a scapegoat in Turkey's election: LGBTQ+ people". Politico.eu. 13 May 2023. Retrieved
Recep_Tayyip_Erdoğan
American political campaign
businesses. Besides illegal immigrants, Trump used transgender people as scapegoats. He attempted to incite a moral panic over their interference in politics
Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign
Donald_Trump_2024_presidential_campaign
German Nazi politician (1894–1987)
propaganda effort by Goebbels and others to denigrate Hess and to make scapegoats of occult practitioners. Two sections of the fuselage of the aircraft
Rudolf_Hess
2004 American romantic comedy film
Fitzgerald "Freeway" - Scapegoat Wax "Presidente" - Kinky "Drift" - Forty Foot Echo "Party" - The D4 "Bloodsweet" - Scapegoat Wax "Separate Worlds" -
The_Prince_&_Me
President of Indonesia since 2024
betrayed my country. There was a certain group that wanted to make me a scapegoat, maybe to hide their involvement." Human rights groups have long questioned
Prabowo_Subianto
American attorney and politician (born 1958)
considered a slow response; White House officials said that Becerra sought to scapegoat the states rather than take responsibility for the subpar response. In
Xavier_Becerra
Ethnic group
until the modern era. In times of social tension, the Romani suffered as scapegoats; for instance, they were accused of bringing the plague during times of
Romani_people
European history from the 5th to 15th centuries
of new charities, the self-mortification of the flagellants, and the scapegoating of Jews. Conditions were further unsettled by the return of the plague
Middle_Ages
SCAPEGOAT
SCAPEGOAT
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Aza'zel, AZAZEL means "entire removal" and "scapegoat." In the bible, this word is found in the law of the day of atonement (Leviticus 16:8, 10, 26). It refers to a goat used for sacrifice for the sins of the people. In modern times, Azazel was interpreted as a Satanic, goat-like demon. The name has even been used for the "Angel of Death."
Male
Hebrew
 (×¢Ö²×–Ö¸×זֵל): Hebrew word (not name), AZA'ZEL means "entire removal" and "scapegoat." In the bible, this word is found in the law of the day of atonement (Leviticus 16:8, 10, 26). It refers to a goat used for sacrifice for the sins of the people. In modern times, Azazel was interpreted as a Satanic, goat-like demon. The name has even been used for the "Angel of Death."
SCAPEGOAT
SCAPEGOAT
Boy/Male
Norse
Son of Blaeng.
Female
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Old Norse ÞordÃs, TORDIS means "Thor's goddess" or "Thor's woman."
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Fluff
Girl/Female
Indian
Beloved daughter
Girl/Female
Indian
The beautiful woman, Beautiful jewel
Biblical
bed; extension; a coal
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, EDISON means "son of Eda."
Biblical
prince or vow of the Lord
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Priceless Gem
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English
From the Raven Forest
SCAPEGOAT
SCAPEGOAT
SCAPEGOAT
SCAPEGOAT
SCAPEGOAT
n.
A goat upon whose head were symbolically placed the sins of the people, after which he was suffered to escape into the wilderness.
n.
Hence, a person or thing that is made to bear blame for others.