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scapegoat meaning in Tamil

பலியாடு

UK/ˈskeɪpˌɡəʊt//ˈskeɪpˌɡoʊt/

scapegoat in Tamil: பலியாடு. 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.

Tamil words for scapegoat

பலியாடு

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 Tamil

What is the meaning of scapegoat in Tamil?
Scapegoat in Tamil is பலியாடு.
scapegoat என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Scapegoat: பலியாடு.
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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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: scapegoat (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: scapegoat (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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