1. Cause fear in
   "The stranger who hangs around the building scares me";
   - frighten, fright [archaic], affright
    
2. Cause to flee, depart or back off through fear or intimidation
   "scared off by the refusal"; "scared away by the refusal";
   - scare off, frighten off, scare away, frighten away

1. Sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
   "a war scare"; "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building";
   - panic
    
2. A sudden attack of fear
   "She experienced a scare in the crowded elevator";
   - panic attack
    
3. A sudden experience causing fear or alarm
   "I had a scare but went back to sleep";
   - fright

Derived forms: scaring, scares, scared

Type of: anxiety, anxiousness, excite, fear, fearfulness, fright, intimidate, put the frighteners on [Brit, informal], put the screws on [informal], shake, shake up, stir

Encyclopedia: Scare