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Escapegoat vs Scapegoat - What's the difference?

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Escapegoat is likely misspelled.


Escapegoat has no English definition.

As a noun scapegoat is

in the Mosaic Day of Atonement ritual, a goat symbolically imbued with the sins of the people, and sent out alive into the wilderness while another was sacrificed.

As a verb scapegoat is

to punish someone for the error or errors of someone else; to make a scapegoat of.

Martyr vs Scapegoat - What's the difference?

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In lang=en terms the difference between martyr and scapegoat

is that martyr is to torment; to torture while scapegoat is to blame something for the problems of a given society without evidence to back up the claim.

As nouns the difference between martyr and scapegoat

is that martyr is one who willingly accepts being put to death for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after martyrdom while scapegoat is in the mosaic day of atonement ritual, a goat symbolically imbued with the sins of the people, and sent out alive into the wilderness while another was sacrificed.

As verbs the difference between martyr and scapegoat

is that martyr is to make someone into a martyr by putting him or her to death for adhering to, or acting in accordance with, some belief, especially religious; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession while scapegoat is to punish someone for the error or errors of someone else; to make a scapegoat of.

Scapegoat vs Scapegrace - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between scapegoat and scapegrace

is that scapegoat is in the Mosaic Day of Atonement ritual, a goat symbolically imbued with the sins of the people, and sent out alive into the wilderness while another was sacrificed while scapegrace is (reckless_person)A wild and reckless person (especially a boy); a scoundrel.

As a verb scapegoat

is to punish someone for the error or errors of someone else; to make a scapegoat of.

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