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quote vs scare quote

scare quote vs quote

quote and scare quote both are nouns.

quote is a verb but scare quote is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
quote Yes No Yes No
scare quote Yes No No No
As nouns, scare quote is a hyponym of quote; that is, scare quote is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than quote:
  • quote: a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
  • scare quote: the use of quotation marks to indicate that it is not the authors preferred terminology
Other hyponyms of quote include single quote, double quotes.
quote (noun) scare quote (noun)
a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else the use of quotation marks to indicate that it is not the authors preferred terminology
a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
quote (verb) scare quote (verb)
repeat a passage from
refer to for illustration or proof
put quote marks around
name the price of
Difference between quote and scare quote

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