How to Pronounce Scapegoats

To pronounce "scapegoats", say SCAP-eg-oats — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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3

Syllables

10

Letters

SCAP-eg-oats

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💡 Tip for remembering “scapegoats”

"scapegoats" has 3 syllables: scap-eg-oats. It rhymes with anecdotes and connotes, if that helps it stick.

What does scapegoats mean?

noun

  1. 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. Someone punished for the error or errors of someone else.

    “He is making me a scapegoat.”

verb

  1. To punish someone for the error or errors of someone else; to make a scapegoat of.
  2. To blame something for the problems of a given society without evidence to back up the claim.

Synonyms

fall guypatsywhipping boy

Words that rhyme with scapegoats

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

anecdotesconnotesdenotesquotespromotesgoatstoteskeynotesmotesbanknotesdotesraincoats

Related words

culpritsemissariesenvoysoutletsperpetratorsbogeymenscumbagsblaming

Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "scapegoats"?▾

"Scapegoats" has 3 syllables: scap · eg · oats.

What does "scapegoats" mean?▾

Scapegoats: 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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