scapegoating

The act of making somebody a scapegoat.

Noun

  1. The act of making somebody a scapegoat.
    • Nazi persecution of Jews, as with other scapegoatings, was focused, systematic and directly lethal. Other oppressions have been more long-term and uneven […] - 1989, Alan Sinfield, Literature, Politics, and Culture in...

Forms

scapegoatings

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of scapegoat