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scare quote

/ˈskeər ˌkwəʊt/

Traducción: Comillas que se colocan alrededor de una palabra o frase para indicar que se usan de manera irónica, escéptica o no en su sentido habitual, a menudo para distanciarse del término o expresar dudas sobre su precisión.

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/ˈskeər ˌkwəʊt/C1formalart
  • esComillas que se colocan alrededor de una palabra o frase para indicar que se usan de manera irónica, escéptica o no en su sentido habitual, a menudo para distanciarse del término o expresar dudas sobre su precisión.

A term used to describe quotation marks placed around a word or phrase to indicate that it is being used ironically, skeptically, or not in its usual sense, often to distance the writer from the term or imply doubt about its accuracy.

  1. Quotation marks for irony or doubtC1formal

    Quotation marks placed around a word or phrase to indicate that it is being used ironically, skeptically, or not in its usual sense.

    esComillas irónicas

    • He said he was a 'professional' but his work was terrible.
    • The article used scare quotes around 'expert' to imply the person wasn't really an expert.
    • She put 'healthy' in scare quotes because the meal was full of sugar.