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scapegoat

['skeɪpgəut] брит. / амер.

сущ.
козёл отпущения
гл.
делать козла отпущения (из кого-л.)

Psychology (En-Ru)

scapegoat

социально-психологический феномен "козла отпущения" (возникает как результат противоречия между испытываемой субъектом потребностью к агрессии и отсутствием, с точки зрения общественных норм, объекта ее удовлетворения)

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Finally, faced by a realization of inevitable failure, participants look for a scapegoat.
И наконец, осознав неизбежность неудачи, участники конференции 1933 года нашли козла отпущения.
James, HaroldДжеймс, Гарольд
еймс, Гарольд
Джеймс, Гароль
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2010
http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 9/27/2009
mes, Harold
James, Harol
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2010
http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 9/27/2009

Van Atta was onto something infinitely more valuable than mere vengeance for a punch in the jaw—a scapegoat.
Ван Атта задумал что-то намного более важное, чем простая месть за удар в челюсть. Он нашел козла отпущения!
Bujold, Lois McMaster / Falling FreeБуджолд, Лоис Макмастер / В свободном падении
В свободном падении
Буджолд, Лоис Макмастер
© 1988 by Lois McMaster Bujold
© 1996, АСТ
© Н. Кудряшов, перевод
Falling Free
Bujold, Lois McMaster
© 1988 by Lois McMaster Bujold

He laughed. “What a convenient scapegoat.
Он засмеялся: – Любимый козел отпущения.
Brown, Sandra / RicochetБраун, Сандра / Рикошет
Рикошет
Браун, Сандра
© 2006 by Sandra Brown Management Ltd.
© Перевод. С. Панина, 2010
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2010
Ricochet
Brown, Sandra
© 2006 by Sandra Brown Management Ltd.

But there would be no scapegoat this time.
Однако теперь избавления не будет.
Rollins, James / Judas StrainРоллинс, Джеймс / Печать Иуды
Печать Иуды
Роллинс, Джеймс
© 2007 by Jim Czajkowski
© С. Саксин, перевод, 2009
© ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", издание на русском языке, 2009
Judas Strain
Rollins, James
© 2007 by Jim Czajkowski

Well, they've chosen their scapegoat, they've made me write the column of criticism and so life was made possible.
Ну и выбрали козла отпущения, заставили писать в отделении критики, и получилась жизнь.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

Why am I and these poor wretches to be shut up here like scapegoats for all the rest?
Почему же я и вот эти несчастные должны сидеть тут за всех, как козлы отпущения?
Чехов, А.П. / Палата No. 6Chekhov, A. / Ward No. 6
Ward No. 6
Chekhov, A.
© 2009 Rowland Classics
Палата No. 6
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Наука", 1974

Players, travelers, and gypsies have always been useful scapegoats for any misfortune, be it crop failure, famine, bad weather, or plague.
Актеры, путники и цыгане отлично подходят на роль козлов отпущения во время всякой беды — неурожая, голода, дурной погоды или чумы.
Harris, Joanne / Holy FoolsХаррис, Джоан / Блаженные шуты
Блаженные шуты
Харрис, Джоан
© 2003 by Joanne Harris
© Издательство Ольги Морозовой, 2007
© О. Кириченко, перевод, 2007
Holy Fools
Harris, Joanne
© 2004 by Frogspawn, Ltd.

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scapegoat

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	scapegoat	scapegoats
Possessive case	scapegoat's	scapegoats'

scapegoat

verb

Basic forms
Past	scapegoated
Imperative	scapegoat
Present Participle (Participle I)	scapegoating
Past Participle (Participle II)	scapegoated

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I scapegoat	we scapegoat
you scapegoat	you scapegoat
he/she/it scapegoats	they scapegoat

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am scapegoating	we are scapegoating
you are scapegoating	you are scapegoating
he/she/it is scapegoating	they are scapegoating

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have scapegoated	we have scapegoated
you have scapegoated	you have scapegoated
he/she/it has scapegoated	they have scapegoated

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been scapegoating	we have been scapegoating
you have been scapegoating	you have been scapegoating
he/she/it has been scapegoating	they have been scapegoating

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I scapegoated	we scapegoated
you scapegoated	you scapegoated
he/she/it scapegoated	they scapegoated

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was scapegoating	we were scapegoating
you were scapegoating	you were scapegoating
he/she/it was scapegoating	they were scapegoating

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had scapegoated	we had scapegoated
you had scapegoated	you had scapegoated
he/she/it had scapegoated	they had scapegoated

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been scapegoating	we had been scapegoating
you had been scapegoating	you had been scapegoating
he/she/it had been scapegoating	they had been scapegoating

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will scapegoat	we shall/will scapegoat
you will scapegoat	you will scapegoat
he/she/it will scapegoat	they will scapegoat

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be scapegoating	we shall/will be scapegoating
you will be scapegoating	you will be scapegoating
he/she/it will be scapegoating	they will be scapegoating

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have scapegoated	we shall/will have scapegoated
you will have scapegoated	you will have scapegoated
he/she/it will have scapegoated	they will have scapegoated

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been scapegoating	we shall/will have been scapegoating
you will have been scapegoating	you will have been scapegoating
he/she/it will have been scapegoating	they will have been scapegoating

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would scapegoat	we should/would scapegoat
you would scapegoat	you would scapegoat
he/she/it would scapegoat	they would scapegoat

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be scapegoating	we should/would be scapegoating
you would be scapegoating	you would be scapegoating
he/she/it would be scapegoating	they would be scapegoating

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have scapegoated	we should/would have scapegoated
you would have scapegoated	you would have scapegoated
he/she/it would have scapegoated	they would have scapegoated

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been scapegoating	we should/would have been scapegoating
you would have been scapegoating	you would have been scapegoating
he/she/it would have been scapegoating	they would have been scapegoating

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am scapegoated	we are scapegoated
you are scapegoated	you are scapegoated
he/she/it is scapegoated	they are scapegoated

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being scapegoated	we are being scapegoated
you are being scapegoated	you are being scapegoated
he/she/it is being scapegoated	they are being scapegoated

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been scapegoated	we have been scapegoated
you have been scapegoated	you have been scapegoated
he/she/it has been scapegoated	they have been scapegoated

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was scapegoated	we were scapegoated
you were scapegoated	you were scapegoated
he/she/it was scapegoated	they were scapegoated

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being scapegoated	we were being scapegoated
you were being scapegoated	you were being scapegoated
he/she/it was being scapegoated	they were being scapegoated

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been scapegoated	we had been scapegoated
you had been scapegoated	you had been scapegoated
he/she/it had been scapegoated	they had been scapegoated

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be scapegoated	we shall/will be scapegoated
you will be scapegoated	you will be scapegoated
he/she/it will be scapegoated	they will be scapegoated

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been scapegoated	we shall/will have been scapegoated
you will have been scapegoated	you will have been scapegoated
he/she/it will have been scapegoated	they will have been scapegoated

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scapegoat

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scapegoat

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scapegoat

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