Rebuke and Scapegoat

Rebuke

Rebuke verb - To criticize (someone) so as to correct a fault.

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Scapegoat and rebuke are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scapegoat" instead a verb "Rebuke".

Nearby Words: rebuked, rebuking

Scapegoat noun - A person or thing taking the blame for others.

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Rebuke and scapegoat are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rebuke" instead a verb "Scapegoat".

official rebuke

official scapegoat

Although Lee did rebuke Stuart for leaving the body of the army, Southern cavalry was responsible for raiding, not reconnaissance, and some historians now consider him to have become another scapegoat for the Lost Cause.

Source: Literature / The Killer Angels

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