Scare quote

noun

Definitions

1.noun(chiefly in the plural) A quotation mark deliberately used to provoke a reaction or to indicate that the author does not approve of the term, rather than to identify a direct quotation.

Synonyms

shudder quote sneer quotes sneer quote spook shriek scare story air quote screamer skear quotation skrike scream

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