scapegoats >> ˈskeɪpɡəʊt
Definition: [noun] a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency.
Definition: [noun] (in the Bible) a goat sent into the wilderness after the Jewish chief priest had symbolically laid the sins of the people upon it (Lev. 16).
Definition: [verb] make a scapegoat of.
Example: few things are harder for kids to bear than being scapegoated