Meaning & Definition of Scare in English
English⟶
Scare
/skɛr/
noun
1. 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"
synonym:
- panic,
- scare
2. A sudden attack of fear
synonym:
- scare,
- panic attack
verb
1. Cause fear in
- "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"
- "Ghosts could never affright her"
synonym:
- frighten,
- fright,
- scare,
- affright
2. Cause to lose courage
- "Dashed by the refusal"
synonym:
- daunt,
- dash,
- scare off,
- pall,
- frighten off,
- scare away,
- frighten away,
- scare
Examples of using
I got quite a scare when they said you were in the hospital.
Why did you scare my wife by suddenly jumping out of the cupboard?
You're just trying to scare us.