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Noun: scare quote
  1. The use of quotation marks to indicate that it is not the authors preferred terminology

Derived forms: scare quotes

Type of: inverted comma [Brit], quotation mark, quote

Encyclopedia: Scare quote

Nearest

Scaramouche
scarce
scarcely
scarceness
scarcity
Scardinius
Scardinius erythrophthalmus
scare
scare away
scare off
scare quote
scare the bejesus
scarecrow
scarecrowish
scared
scaredy-cat
scaremonger
scaremongering
scarer
scarf
scarf bandage