scarequote

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A form of scare quote — A quotation mark deliberately used to provoke a reaction or to indicate that the author does not approve of a term or clause, rather than to identify a direct quotation.

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Meanings

nounscarequote (plural scarequotes)

plural scarequotes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of scare quote.
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APA

scarequote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scarequote

MLA

“scarequote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scarequote. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scarequote,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scarequote.

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