scare
/skˈɛr/
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Definitions
Noun
sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events; "panic in the stock market"; "a war scare"; "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building"
Noun
a sudden attack of fear
Verb
cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
Verb
cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"
Synonyms
affright
dash
daunt
fright
frighten
frighten away
frighten off
pall
panic
panic attack
scare away
scare off
More General Terms
anxiety
anxiousness
excite
fear
fearfulness
fright
intimidate
restrain
shake
shake up
stimulate
stir