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Scare| Noun | 1. | scare - 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"anxiety, anxiousness - a relatively permanent state of anxiety occurring in a variety of mental disorders red scare - a period of general fear of communists | | | 2. | scare - a sudden attack of fearfear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) | | | Verb | 1. | scare - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"bluff - frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is awe - inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates" intimidate - make timid or fearful; "Her boss intimidates her" alarm, horrify, appal, appall, dismay - fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us" consternate - fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion; "After the terrorist attack, people look consternated" spook - frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action; "The noise spooked the horse" | | | 2. | scare - cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" | |
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