scare quote

Etymology
in her essay “Aristotle and the Sea Battle”. Originally spelt with a hyphen as.

Noun

 * 1)  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.

Translations

 * Arabic:
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 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ironinen lainausmerkki
 * French: guillemet ironique
 * German: ironisches Anführungszeichen
 * Hindi:
 * Italian: virgolette ironiche
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Portuguese: aspas irónicas, aspas irônicas
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: cita de miedo
 * Vietnamese: