Verb: scare skehr- Cause fear in
"The stranger who hangs around the building scares me"; - frighten, fright [archaic], affright - Cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
"scared off by the refusal"; "scared away by the refusal"; "scared by the refusal"; - daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away Noun: scare skehr- Sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
"a war scare"; "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building"; - panic - A sudden attack of fear
- panic attack - A sudden experience causing fear or alarm
"I had a scare but went back to sleep"; - fright
Derived forms: scared, scaring, scares Type of: anxiety, anxiousness, excite, fear, fearfulness, fright, intimidate, put the frigheners on [Brit, informal], put the screws on [informal], shake, shake up, stimulate, stir Encyclopedia: Scare |