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scapegoat in Arabic

كَبْش فِدَاء kabš fidāʔ

UK/ˈskeɪpˌɡəʊt//ˈskeɪpˌɡoʊt/

scapegoat in Arabic: كَبْش فِدَاء (kabš fidāʔ). In English, scapegoat means 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.

Arabic words for scapegoat

a goat imbued with the sins of the people
كَبْش فِدَاء kabš fidāʔ
someone blamed for someone else's error(s)
كَبْش فِدَاء kabš fidāʔ

English meaning of scapegoat

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun Someone unfairly blamed or punished for some failure.
  3. verb To unfairly blame or punish someone for some failure; to make a scapegoat of.

Full definition of scapegoat

scapegoat in a sentence

  • He is making me a scapegoat for his own poor business decisions and the supply chain disruptions caused by the hurricane!

Synonyms of scapegoat

All synonyms of scapegoat

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Questions about scapegoat in Arabic

What is the meaning of scapegoat in Arabic?
Scapegoat in Arabic is كَبْش فِدَاء (kabš fidāʔ).
ما معنى كلمة scapegoat؟
Scapegoat: كَبْش فِدَاء (kabš fidāʔ).
What does scapegoat mean in English?
Scapegoat means 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.

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