Synonyms of scare

Noun


1. panic, scare, anxiety, anxiousness

usage: 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"

2. scare, panic attack, fear, fearfulness, fright

usage: a sudden attack of fear

Verb


1. frighten, fright, scare, affright, stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir

usage: cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"

2. daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare, intimidate, restrain

usage: cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"

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Definition and meaning of scare (Dictionary)