Usually means: Exaggerated narrative to provoke fear.
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  1. scare story: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. scare story: Collins English Dictionary
  3. scare story: Wiktionary
  4. scare story: TheFreeDictionary.com

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

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