Hyphenation of scapegoat

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word scapegoat? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

scape-goat

Definitions of scapegoat:

1.	Someone who is punished for the errors of others

Synonyms of scapegoat:

noun	whipping boy, victim

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