red scare

English

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Noun

red scare (singular only)

1. Fearmongering about a rise of communism to threaten Western nations, especially from Soviet Union and the the Soviet bloc in the past, China, Cuba, North Korea, etc. but also from any leftist movements.

Hypernyms

• fearmongering

See also

• yellow peril
• red-baiting

Translations

perceived threat from communism and leftist movements

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 紅色恐慌 (cmn), 红色恐慌 (cmn) (hóngsè kǒnghuāng)

• Finnish: kommunismilla pelottelu (fi)
• French: peur rouge (fr) f
• German: Rote Angst (de) f

• Japanese: 赤狩り (ja) (あかがり, akagari)
• Korean: 적색 공포 (ko) (jeoksaek gongpo) (赤色恐怖 (ko)), 레드 스케어 (ko) (redeu seukeeo)
• Russian: красная угроза (ru) (krásnaja ugróza) f
• Spanish: temor rojo (es) m