Scapegoating refers to the tendency for individuals, when frustrated or unhappy, to displace Aggression into groups that are disliked, visible, and relatively powerless.
Scapegoating is blaming a person or a group for the actions of others or for conditions not of their making; blaming other people inappropriately for one's own negative outcomes.
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