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scapegoat meaning in Malayalam

ബലിയാട് baliyāṭŭ

UK/ˈskeɪpˌɡəʊt//ˈskeɪpˌɡoʊt/

scapegoat in Malayalam: ബലിയാട് (baliyāṭŭ), ബലിയാടാക്കുക (baliyāṭākkuka). 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.

Malayalam words for scapegoat

someone blamed for someone else's error(s)
ബലിയാട് baliyāṭŭ
to blame or punish for the errors of others
ബലിയാടാക്കുക baliyāṭākkuka

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!

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Questions about scapegoat in Malayalam

What is the meaning of scapegoat in Malayalam?
Scapegoat in Malayalam is ബലിയാട് (baliyāṭŭ), ബലിയാടാക്കുക (baliyāṭākkuka).
scapegoat എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Scapegoat: ബലിയാട് (baliyāṭŭ), ബലിയാടാക്കുക (baliyāṭākkuka).
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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