scape ‧ goat /ˈskeɪpɡəʊt $ -ɡoʊt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: scape (from scape 'to get away' (13-20 centuries) , from escape ) + goat ; meant as a translation of Hebrew 'azazel (probably the name of an evil spirit in the Bible), as if it were 'ez 'ozel 'goat that leaves' ]
someone who is blamed for something bad that happens, even if it is not their fault
scapegoat for
She believed she had been made a scapegoat for what happened.
—scapegoat verb [transitive]