A scapegoat is a goat used in a religious ritual or the victim of scapegoating, the singling out of a party for unmerited blame.
Scapegoat or The Scapegoat may also refer to:
Places Scapegoat Wilderness, a Wilderness Area in Montana Scapegoat Mountain, a mountain in the Scapegoat Wilderness Scapegoat Hill, a village in West Yorkshire
Literature The Scapegoat, translated work by Arvid Paulson from August Strindberg's Syndabocken "The Scapegoat", a study of collective violence by René Girard The Scapegoat (Du Maurier novel), a 1957 novel by Daphne du Maurier Scapegoat, an investigation into the trial of Richard Hauptmann Scapegoat: The Jews, Israel, and Women's Liberation, a 2000 book by Andrea Dworkin "The Scapegoat" (Cherryh novel), a 1985 novella by science fiction writer C. J. Cherryh The Scapegoat, a novel by Hall Caine
Film, television and radio The Scapegoat (1912 film), an American short film starring Tom Mix, directed by Otis B. Thayer The Scapegoat (1914 film), an American short film starring Tom Mix, directed by Tom Mix The Scapegoat (1917 film), a Frederick Douglass Film Company production based on a story by Paul Laurence Dunbar The Scapegoat (1959 film), an adaptation of the du Maurier novel, starring Alec Guinness and Bette Davis The Scapegoat (2009), a film by BBC Northern Ireland about the murder of Patricia Curran, daughter of Lancelot Curran, in 1952 Scapegoat (2011 film), a Turkish film The Scapegoat (2012 film), a British remake of the du Maurier novel The Scapegoat (2013 film), a French film The Scapegoat (audio drama), a Doctor Who audio drama
Music Albums Scapegoat (album), by Takuto, 2017 Scapegoat, by Josh Abbott Band, 2008 Scapegoats (album), a 1991 album by Green on Red
Songs "Scapegoat" (song), by D'banj, 2010 "Scapegoat", by Atmosphere from Overcast!, 1997 "Scapegoat", by Chimaira from The Age of Hell, 2011 "Scapegoat", by Chumbawamba from Tubthumper, 1997 "Scapegoat", by Downthesun from Downthesun, 2002 "Scapegoat", by Fad Gadget from Under the Flag, 1982 "Scapegoat", by Fear Factory from Soul of a New Machine, 1992 "Scapegoat", by Godflesh from Messiah, 2000/2003 "Scapegoat", by Guano Apes from Proud Like a God, 1997 "Scapegoat", by Sevendust from Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow "Scapegoats", by Christy Moore from Smoke & Strong Whiskey, 1991 "Scapegoats", by Baby Keem from The Melodic Blue, 2021
Other uses The Scapegoat (painting), by William Holman Hunt SS-14 Scapegoat, a Soviet ballistic missile Scapegoat tree, a binary search tree used in computer science "The Scapegoat", a moniker used by American professional wrestler Jack Perry