Scapegoat
nOne word substitutionSSC PYQ × 5/skˈeɪpɡoʊt/ · स्केपगोट
A person who is unfairly blamed for something that others have done
बलि का बकरा, दूसरों की ग़लती का दोष झेलने वाला
The clerk was made a scapegoat for the whole failure.
A scapegoat ends the noise, not the problem.
Daily use: Clerk ko scapegoat bana diya gaya.
Escape + goat: बाक़ी सबको escape करना था, इसलिए उसे goat (बकरा) बना दिया। दूसरों की ग़लती का दोष झेलने वाला = scapegoat।
Read it as ESCAPE + GOAT. Everyone else wanted to escape, so they made one person the goat. The one blamed for others’ faults is the scapegoat.
दूसरों के दोष का भार उठाने वाला = scapegoat। Carry the can (दोष लेना) और pass the buck (ज़िम्मेदारी टालना) इसके आस-पास आते हैं।
Asked as the one word for a person unfairly blamed for others’ wrongs; the idioms carry the can (take the blame) and pass the buck (shift responsibility) appear near it.