What is "scapegoated"

Usage examples of "scapegoated".

The stereotypical science fiction reader was a skinny kid with glasses and acne, introverted and scapegoated by the tough kids who surrounded him and were rightly suspicious of anyone who knew how to read.

NSAers were outraged, some believing that Wobensmith had been scapegoated by the director.

For that reason, among others, Viens was scapegoated for two billion dollars in funding that did not reach its targeted black ops programs.