See Also: scapegoating(medicine)

interlineate (iou) and scapegoating (medicine)


interlineate (iou)



interlineate verb trans. & intrans. L17.
[medieval Latin interlineat- pa. ppl stem of interlineare: see INTERLINE verb1, -ATE3. In mod. use perh. back-form. from INTERLINEATION.]
= INTERLINE verb1. Chiefly as interlineated ppl adjective.

scapegoating (medicine)


scapegoating
Process in which the mechanisms of projection or displacement are utilised in focusing feelings of aggression, hostility, frustration, etc., upon another individual or group; the amount of blame being unwarranted.