plural of scare quote

(chiefly in the plural) 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.

To frighten (an animal, especially a game animal) into appearing from cover.

(idiomatic) A rumour spread by a scaremonger in order to cause anxiety.

(transitive) To cause (something) to flee by frightening it. / (transitive) To deter

Fearmongering on the topic of a rise in communism that will threaten Western nations, especially from Soviet Union and the Soviet bloc in the past, China, Cuba, North Korea, etc. but also from any leftist movement.

(transitive, idiomatic) To frighten (someone) to such a degree that a significant improvement in behavior results.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scare up

present participle of scare up

plural of jump-scare