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Definition of Scapegoated
1. scapegoat [v] - See also: scapegoat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scapegoated
Literary usage of Scapegoated
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The North American Review by Making of America Project, Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge (1821)
"Hence the writers of uncleanly literature are scapegoated—and very properly
so—with little ceremony. For Society may tolerate a man who breaks all the ten ..."
2. Leon Abbett's New Jersey: The Emergence of the Modern Governor by Richard A. Hogarty (2001)
"Although he shared the belief that the elder Laverty had been scapegoated, he
did not let his personal friendship blur his judgment. ..."
3. Leon Abbett's New Jersey: The Emergence of the Modern Governor by Richard A. Hogarty (2001)
"Although he shared the belief that the elder Laverty had been scapegoated, he
did not let his personal friendship blur his judgment. ..."
4. Facing Hazards and Disasters: Understanding Human Dimensions by National Research Council (U.S.), Division on Earth and Life Studies (2006)
"... and immigrant groups and the poor were scapegoated for their
putative "crimes" (Fradkin, 2005). Along with Katrina, these events caution
against making ..."
5. Treatment Services for Adolescent Substance Abusers by Alfred S. Friedman (1998)
"... certainly can be perceived at times as part of the problem, it is important
to avoid an adversarial approach in which they feel blamed and scapegoated. ..."
6. Germany, Garbage and the Green Dot: Challenging the Throwaway Society by Bette K. Fishbein (1996)
"... in the United Kingdom have argued that there is no "packaging problem," and
that industry is being "scapegoated" — arguments not voiced in Germany. ..."
7. Whither Human Rights in Russia: Hearing Before the Commission on Security edited by Christopher H. Smith (1999)
"The historic fear of being scapegoated stalks every Jew. Although the details
are not widely perceived and appreciated by the general public, ..."
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