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изкупителна жертва — meaning in English

izkupitelna zhertva

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English meaning

  • scapegoat noun A person blamed for a problem or failure that was not really their fault, often to protect others.

Senses

изкупителна жертва is used for these senses in English:

  • fall guy (informal, sometimes, derogatory) A scapegoat.
  • scapegoat Someone unfairly blamed or punished for some failure.

scapegoat — full definition

  1. noun A person blamed for a problem or failure that was not really their fault, often to protect others.
  2. verb To unfairly blame someone for a failure.

Related Bulgarian words