Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

second red scare

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: sec-ond red s-care
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A period in the United States between the 1940s and 1950s marked by a widespread fear of communism and socialism; McCarthyism.

Frequently Paired Words

First Red Scare

Questions

What does second red scare mean?: A period in the United States between the 1940s and 1950s marked by a widespread fear of communism and socialism; McCarthyism.

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