Word: scapegoatism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: scape
goat
ism
Definition: The practice of holding somebody accountable as a scapegoat.
Morphemes:
Affix: scape
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A loose act of vice or lewdness.
Affix: goat
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A scapegoat; someone who is punished for the errors of others
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.