diff --git a/docs/en/docs/advanced/security/oauth2-scopes.md b/docs/en/docs/advanced/security/oauth2-scopes.md
index 67c927cd0..1d5acd7f0 100644
--- a/docs/en/docs/advanced/security/oauth2-scopes.md
+++ b/docs/en/docs/advanced/security/oauth2-scopes.md
@@ -106,7 +106,17 @@ Now we declare that the *path operation* for `/users/me/items/` requires the sco
 
 For this, we import and use `Security` from `fastapi`.
 
-You can use `Security` to declare dependencies (just like `Depends`), but `Security` also receives a parameter `scopes` with a list of scopes (strings).
+You can use `Security` to declare dependencies (just like `Depends`), but `Security` also receives a parameter `oauth_scopes` with a list of scopes (strings).
+
+/// note
+
+Before version 0.121.4, the name of this parameter was `scopes`.
+
+Since FastAPI 0.121.4, the `scopes` parameter has been deprecated in favor of `oauth_scopes`
+to avoid confusing it with the `scope` parameter, which is used to specify when the exit code
+of dependencies with `yield` should run.
+
+///
 
 In this case, we pass a dependency function `get_current_active_user` to `Security` (the same way we would do with `Depends`).
 
@@ -124,7 +134,7 @@ We are doing it here to demonstrate how **FastAPI** handles scopes declared at d
 
 ///
 
-{* ../../docs_src/security/tutorial005_an_py310.py hl[5,141,172] *}
+{* ../../docs_src/security/tutorial005_an_py310.py hl[5,141,173] *}
 
 /// info | Technical Details
 
@@ -213,13 +223,13 @@ Here's how the hierarchy of dependencies and scopes looks like:
                         * This `security_scopes` parameter has a property `scopes` with a `list` containing all these scopes declared above, so:
                             * `security_scopes.scopes` will contain `["me", "items"]` for the *path operation* `read_own_items`.
                             * `security_scopes.scopes` will contain `["me"]` for the *path operation* `read_users_me`, because it is declared in the dependency `get_current_active_user`.
-                            * `security_scopes.scopes` will contain `[]` (nothing) for the *path operation* `read_system_status`, because it didn't declare any `Security` with `scopes`, and its dependency, `get_current_user`, doesn't declare any `scopes` either.
+                            * `security_scopes.scopes` will contain `[]` (nothing) for the *path operation* `read_system_status`, because it didn't declare any `Security` with `oauth_scopes`, and its dependency, `get_current_user`, doesn't declare any `oauth_scopes` either.
 
 /// tip
 
 The important and "magic" thing here is that `get_current_user` will have a different list of `scopes` to check for each *path operation*.
 
-All depending on the `scopes` declared in each *path operation* and each dependency in the dependency tree for that specific *path operation*.
+All depending on the `oauth_scopes` declared in each *path operation* and each dependency in the dependency tree for that specific *path operation*.
 
 ///
 
@@ -271,4 +281,4 @@ But in the end, they are implementing the same OAuth2 standard.
 
 ## `Security` in decorator `dependencies` { #security-in-decorator-dependencies }
 
-The same way you can define a `list` of `Depends` in the decorator's `dependencies` parameter (as explained in [Dependencies in path operation decorators](../../tutorial/dependencies/dependencies-in-path-operation-decorators.md){.internal-link target=_blank}), you could also use `Security` with `scopes` there.
+The same way you can define a `list` of `Depends` in the decorator's `dependencies` parameter (as explained in [Dependencies in path operation decorators](../../tutorial/dependencies/dependencies-in-path-operation-decorators.md){.internal-link target=_blank}), you could also use `Security` with `oauth_scopes` there.
diff --git a/docs_src/security/tutorial005.py b/docs_src/security/tutorial005.py
index fdd73bcd8..256101fa4 100644
--- a/docs_src/security/tutorial005.py
+++ b/docs_src/security/tutorial005.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ async def get_current_user(
 
 
 async def get_current_active_user(
-    current_user: User = Security(get_current_user, scopes=["me"]),
+    current_user: User = Security(get_current_user, oauth_scopes=["me"]),
 ):
     if current_user.disabled:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Inactive user")
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ async def read_users_me(current_user: User = Depends(get_current_active_user)):
 
 @app.get("/users/me/items/")
 async def read_own_items(
-    current_user: User = Security(get_current_active_user, scopes=["items"]),
+    current_user: User = Security(get_current_active_user, oauth_scopes=["items"]),
 ):
     return [{"item_id": "Foo", "owner": current_user.username}]
 
diff --git a/docs_src/security/tutorial005_an.py b/docs_src/security/tutorial005_an.py
index e1d7b4f62..513049331 100644
--- a/docs_src/security/tutorial005_an.py
+++ b/docs_src/security/tutorial005_an.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ async def get_current_user(
 
 
 async def get_current_active_user(
-    current_user: Annotated[User, Security(get_current_user, scopes=["me"])],
+    current_user: Annotated[User, Security(get_current_user, oauth_scopes=["me"])],
 ):
     if current_user.disabled:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Inactive user")
@@ -170,7 +170,9 @@ async def read_users_me(
 
 @app.get("/users/me/items/")
 async def read_own_items(
-    current_user: Annotated[User, Security(get_current_active_user, scopes=["items"])],
+    current_user: Annotated[
+        User, Security(get_current_active_user, oauth_scopes=["items"])
+    ],
 ):
     return [{"item_id": "Foo", "owner": current_user.username}]
 
diff --git a/docs_src/security/tutorial005_an_py310.py b/docs_src/security/tutorial005_an_py310.py
index df55951c0..f28ad350f 100644
--- a/docs_src/security/tutorial005_an_py310.py
+++ b/docs_src/security/tutorial005_an_py310.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ async def get_current_user(
 
 
 async def get_current_active_user(
-    current_user: Annotated[User, Security(get_current_user, scopes=["me"])],
+    current_user: Annotated[User, Security(get_current_user, oauth_scopes=["me"])],
 ):
     if current_user.disabled:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Inactive user")
@@ -169,7 +169,9 @@ async def read_users_me(
 
 @app.get("/users/me/items/")
 async def read_own_items(
-    current_user: Annotated[User, Security(get_current_active_user, scopes=["items"])],
+    current_user: Annotated[
+        User, Security(get_current_active_user, oauth_scopes=["items"])
+    ],
 ):
     return [{"item_id": "Foo", "owner": current_user.username}]
 
diff --git a/docs_src/security/tutorial005_an_py39.py b/docs_src/security/tutorial005_an_py39.py
index 983c1c22c..190547caf 100644
--- a/docs_src/security/tutorial005_an_py39.py
+++ b/docs_src/security/tutorial005_an_py39.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ async def get_current_user(
 
 
 async def get_current_active_user(
-    current_user: Annotated[User, Security(get_current_user, scopes=["me"])],
+    current_user: Annotated[User, Security(get_current_user, oauth_scopes=["me"])],
 ):
     if current_user.disabled:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Inactive user")
@@ -169,7 +169,9 @@ async def read_users_me(
 
 @app.get("/users/me/items/")
 async def read_own_items(
-    current_user: Annotated[User, Security(get_current_active_user, scopes=["items"])],
+    current_user: Annotated[
+        User, Security(get_current_active_user, oauth_scopes=["items"])
+    ],
 ):
     return [{"item_id": "Foo", "owner": current_user.username}]
 
diff --git a/docs_src/security/tutorial005_py310.py b/docs_src/security/tutorial005_py310.py
index d08e2c59f..c3e89e932 100644
--- a/docs_src/security/tutorial005_py310.py
+++ b/docs_src/security/tutorial005_py310.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ async def get_current_user(
 
 
 async def get_current_active_user(
-    current_user: User = Security(get_current_user, scopes=["me"]),
+    current_user: User = Security(get_current_user, oauth_scopes=["me"]),
 ):
     if current_user.disabled:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Inactive user")
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ async def read_users_me(current_user: User = Depends(get_current_active_user)):
 
 @app.get("/users/me/items/")
 async def read_own_items(
-    current_user: User = Security(get_current_active_user, scopes=["items"]),
+    current_user: User = Security(get_current_active_user, oauth_scopes=["items"]),
 ):
     return [{"item_id": "Foo", "owner": current_user.username}]
 
diff --git a/docs_src/security/tutorial005_py39.py b/docs_src/security/tutorial005_py39.py
index 5bde47ef4..4a99de613 100644
--- a/docs_src/security/tutorial005_py39.py
+++ b/docs_src/security/tutorial005_py39.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ async def get_current_user(
 
 
 async def get_current_active_user(
-    current_user: User = Security(get_current_user, scopes=["me"]),
+    current_user: User = Security(get_current_user, oauth_scopes=["me"]),
 ):
     if current_user.disabled:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Inactive user")
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ async def read_users_me(current_user: User = Depends(get_current_active_user)):
 
 @app.get("/users/me/items/")
 async def read_own_items(
-    current_user: User = Security(get_current_active_user, scopes=["items"]),
+    current_user: User = Security(get_current_active_user, oauth_scopes=["items"]),
 ):
     return [{"item_id": "Foo", "owner": current_user.username}]
 
diff --git a/fastapi/dependencies/utils.py b/fastapi/dependencies/utils.py
index 4b69e39a1..06b0a70aa 100644
--- a/fastapi/dependencies/utils.py
+++ b/fastapi/dependencies/utils.py
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ def get_parameterless_sub_dependant(*, depends: params.Depends, path: str) -> De
         "A parameter-less dependency must have a callable dependency"
     )
     use_security_scopes: List[str] = []
-    if isinstance(depends, params.Security) and depends.scopes:
-        use_security_scopes.extend(depends.scopes)
+    if isinstance(depends, params.Security) and depends.oauth_scopes:
+        use_security_scopes.extend(depends.oauth_scopes)
     return get_dependant(
         path=path,
         call=depends.dependency,
@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ def get_dependant(
                 )
             use_security_scopes = security_scopes or []
             if isinstance(param_details.depends, params.Security):
-                if param_details.depends.scopes:
-                    use_security_scopes.extend(param_details.depends.scopes)
+                if param_details.depends.oauth_scopes:
+                    use_security_scopes.extend(param_details.depends.oauth_scopes)
             sub_dependant = get_dependant(
                 path=path,
                 call=param_details.depends.dependency,
diff --git a/fastapi/param_functions.py b/fastapi/param_functions.py
index 0e4a8b034..2ec498d0f 100644
--- a/fastapi/param_functions.py
+++ b/fastapi/param_functions.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import warnings
 from typing import (
     Any,
     Callable,
@@ -2322,6 +2323,29 @@ def Security(  # noqa: N802
         ),
     ] = None,
     *,
+    oauth_scopes: Annotated[
+        Optional[
+            Union[
+                List[str],
+                Tuple[str, ...],
+                Set[str],
+                FrozenSet[str],
+            ]
+        ],
+        Doc(
+            """
+            OAuth2 scopes required for the *path operation* that uses this Security
+            dependency.
+
+            The term "scope" comes from the OAuth2 specification, it seems to be
+            intentionally vague and interpretable. It normally refers to permissions,
+            in cases to roles.
+
+            These scopes are integrated with OpenAPI (and the API docs at `/docs`).
+            So they are visible in the OpenAPI specification.
+            """
+        ),
+    ] = None,
     scopes: Annotated[
         Optional[
             Union[
@@ -2342,6 +2366,26 @@ def Security(  # noqa: N802
 
             These scopes are integrated with OpenAPI (and the API docs at `/docs`).
             So they are visible in the OpenAPI specification.
+
+            This parameter is deprecated in favor of `oauth_scopes`.
+            """
+        ),
+        deprecated(
+            """
+            In order to avoid confusion with `scope` parameter, the `scopes` parameter
+            is deprecated in favor of `oauth_scopes`.
+
+            To specify dependency scope for dependencies with `yield` use `scope` parameter:
+
+            ```python
+            Security(dependency_fn, scope="function")
+            ```
+
+            To specify OAuth2 scopes use `oauth_scopes` parameter:
+
+            ```python
+            Security(dependency_fn, oauth_scopes=["items", "users"])
+            ```
             )
             """
         ),
@@ -2391,23 +2435,28 @@ def Security(  # noqa: N802
 
     @app.get("/users/me/items/")
     async def read_own_items(
-        current_user: Annotated[User, Security(get_current_active_user, scopes=["items"])]
+        current_user: Annotated[
+            User, Security(get_current_active_user, oauth_scopes=["items"])
+        ]
     ):
         return [{"item_id": "Foo", "owner": current_user.username}]
     ```
     """
 
-    if isinstance(scopes, str):
-        if scopes in ("function", "request"):
-            raise FastAPIError(
-                "Invalid value for `scopes` parameter in Security(). "
-                "You probably meant to use the `scope` parameter instead of `scopes`. "
-                "Expected a sequence of strings (e.g., ['admin', 'user']), but received a single string."
-            )
-        raise FastAPIError(
-            "Invalid value for `scopes` parameter in Security(). "
-            "Expected a sequence of strings (e.g., ['admin', 'user']), but received a single string. "
-            "Wrap it in a list: scopes=['your_scope'] instead of scopes='your_scope'."
+    if scopes is not None:
+        warnings.warn(
+            (
+                "The 'scopes' parameter in Security() is deprecated in favor of "
+                "'oauth_scopes' in order to avoid confusion with 'scope' parameter."
+            ),
+            DeprecationWarning,
+            stacklevel=2,
         )
 
-    return params.Security(dependency=dependency, scopes=scopes, use_cache=use_cache)
+    oauth_scopes = oauth_scopes or scopes
+
+    return params.Security(
+        dependency=dependency,
+        oauth_scopes=oauth_scopes,
+        use_cache=use_cache,
+    )
diff --git a/fastapi/params.py b/fastapi/params.py
index f92e2025c..3097fd6fd 100644
--- a/fastapi/params.py
+++ b/fastapi/params.py
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ class Depends:
 
 @dataclass
 class Security(Depends):
-    scopes: Optional[
+    oauth_scopes: Optional[
         Union[
             List[str],
             Tuple[str, ...],
diff --git a/tests/test_dependency_cache.py b/tests/test_dependency_cache.py
index 08fb9b74f..d3f43ce39 100644
--- a/tests/test_dependency_cache.py
+++ b/tests/test_dependency_cache.py
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ async def get_sub_counter_no_cache(
 @app.get("/scope-counter")
 async def get_scope_counter(
     count: int = Security(dep_counter),
-    scope_count_1: int = Security(dep_counter, scopes=["scope"]),
-    scope_count_2: int = Security(dep_counter, scopes=["scope"]),
+    scope_count_1: int = Security(dep_counter, oauth_scopes=["scope"]),
+    scope_count_2: int = Security(dep_counter, oauth_scopes=["scope"]),
 ):
     return {
         "counter": count,
diff --git a/tests/test_dependency_paramless.py b/tests/test_dependency_paramless.py
index 9c3cc3878..225db29e5 100644
--- a/tests/test_dependency_paramless.py
+++ b/tests/test_dependency_paramless.py
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ def process_auth(
 
 @app.get("/get-credentials")
 def get_credentials(
-    credentials: Annotated[dict, Security(process_auth, scopes=["a", "b"])],
+    credentials: Annotated[dict, Security(process_auth, oauth_scopes=["a", "b"])],
 ):
     return credentials
 
 
 @app.get(
     "/parameterless-with-scopes",
-    dependencies=[Security(process_auth, scopes=["a", "b"])],
+    dependencies=[Security(process_auth, oauth_scopes=["a", "b"])],
 )
 def get_parameterless_with_scopes():
     return {"status": "ok"}
diff --git a/tests/test_dependency_security_overrides.py b/tests/test_dependency_security_overrides.py
index b89d82db4..efc5a8dd0 100644
--- a/tests/test_dependency_security_overrides.py
+++ b/tests/test_dependency_security_overrides.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def get_data_override():
 
 @app.get("/user")
 def read_user(
-    user_data: Tuple[str, List[str]] = Security(get_user, scopes=["foo", "bar"]),
+    user_data: Tuple[str, List[str]] = Security(get_user, oauth_scopes=["foo", "bar"]),
     data: List[int] = Depends(get_data),
 ):
     return {"user": user_data[0], "scopes": user_data[1], "data": data}