scare
noun
1. sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
- a war scare
- a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building
Similar word(s): panic
Definition categories: state, anxiety, anxiousness
2. a sudden attack of fear
Definition categories: feeling, fear, fearfulness, fright
Sentences with scare as a noun:
- Johnny had a bad scare last night.
- JM is a scare to the capitalists of this country.