scare

(noun, verb)

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.

verb

1. cause fear in

Similar word(s): affright, fright, frighten

Definition categories: emotion, excite, shake, stimulate, stir

2. cause to lose courage

Similar word(s): dash, daunt, pall

Definition categories: emotion, intimidate

Sentences with scare as a verb:

- Did it scare you when I said "Boo!"?