scare

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scare Definition

• (n) 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"
• (n) a sudden attack of fear
• (v) cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"
• (v) cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"

scare Synonyms

• affright
• dash
• daunt
• fright
• frighten
• frighten away
• frighten off
• pall
• panic
• panic attack
• scare
• scare away
• scare off