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red scares

red scares is the plural of red scare.

Meaning of red scare

Noun

red scare (plural red scares)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    red menace

Questions about red scares

What is red scares the plural of?
Red scares is the plural of red scare.

Words near red scares in the dictionary

  1. red sanders
  2. red sauce
  3. red sauces
  4. Red Scar
  5. red scare
  6. red scares
  7. red scarf
  8. red scarfs
  9. red scarves
  10. red sea
  11. Red Sea bannerfish

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