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| 1. | [ verb ] cause fear in | |
| Synonyms: | frighten affright fright | |
| Examples: | "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me" |
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| Related terms: | stimulate dismay intimidate awe terrify spook consternate bluff horrify daunt daunt fear terrorization fear | |
| 2. | [ verb ] cause to lose courage | |
| Synonyms: | scare_off daunt frighten_away frighten_off pall scare_away dash | |
| Examples: | "dashed by the refusal" |
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| Related terms: | intimidate panic | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (psychology,psychiatry) sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events | |
| Synonyms: | panic | |
| Examples: | "panic in the stock market" "a war scare" "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building" |
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| Related terms: | anxiety red_scare daunt | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a sudden attack of fear | |
| Synonyms: | panic_attack | |
| Related terms: | fear frighten | |
| Similar spelling: |
scarey scar screw scree score screwy Schaar Schaer scry Schauer scour scary Schur Schor Scher Schear Scheer scurry Schier Schwer sciara scoria Scherr Schurr Schorr |
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