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Scare

skɛː

Scare definitions

verb

Inflections:

scare scared scares scaring

cause great fear or nervousness in; frighten

"I was scared stiff"

Synonyms:
frighten make afraid make fearful make nervous panic throw into a panic
- become scared
  
  "I don't think I scare easily"

noun

Inflections:

scare scares

a sudden attack of fright

"gosh, that gave me a scare!"

Synonyms:
fright shock start turn jump
- a situation characterized by a sudden and typically widespread sense of alarm or anxiety about something
  
  "the event was postponed earlier this year due to the foot-and-mouth scare"