| scare (skâr) v. scared, scar·ing, scares v.tr. To strike with sudden fear; alarm. See Synonyms at frighten. v.intr. To become frightened: a child who scares easily. n. 1. A condition or sensation of sudden fear. 2. A general state of alarm; a panic: a bomb scare that necessitated evacuating the building. adj. Phrasal Verb: Serving or intended to frighten people: scare stories; scare tactics. scare up Informal To gather or prepare with considerable effort or ingenuity: managed to scare up some folding chairs for the unexpected crowd. [Middle English skerren, scaren, from Old Norse skirra, from skjarr, timid.] scar  er n. |
scare
Verb
[scaring, scared]
1. to frighten or be frightened
2. scare away or off to drive away by frightening
Noun
1. a sudden attack of fear or alarm: you gave me a scare
2. a period of general fear or alarm: the latest AIDS scare [Old Norse skirra]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 - (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic red scare - a period of general fear of communists |
| 2. |  scare - a sudden attack of fear fear, 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"; "Ghosts could never affright her" bluff - frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" 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" intimidate, restrain - to compel or deter by or as if by threats |
scare
Translations
scare [skɛəʳ] n (fright) → Schreck(en) m;
(public fear) → Panik f
vt (frighten) → erschrecken;
bomb scare → Bombendrohung f
scare away scare vt (animal) → verscheuchen;
(investor, buyer) → abschrecken
scare off scare vt = scare away
scare [skɛəʳ] n → spavento, paura
vt → spaventare, atterrire;
to scare sb stiff → spaventare a morte qn;
bomb scare → evacuazione f per sospetta presenza di un ordigno esplosivo
v scare [skeə]
to startle or frighten You'll scare the baby if you shout; His warning scared her into obeying him. bangmaak يُفْزِع، يُخيف плаша (се) poděsit skræmme erschrecken τρομάζω κπ., τρομοκρατώ asustar hirmutama ترساندن pelästyttää faire peur (à) לְהַפחִיד डरना preplašiti, prestraviti megijeszt membuat takut hræða spaventare おびえさせる ...을 겁나게 하다, 깜짝 놀라게 하다 išgąsdinti nobiedēt menakutkan doen schrikken gi en støkk, skremme przestraszyć assustar a speria (ис)пугать vystrašiť prestrašiti preplašiti skrämma กลัว korkutmak 驚嚇 лякати خوف زدہ کرنا làm kinh hãi 惊吓
n
1 a feeling of fear or alarm The noise gave me a scare. skrikmaak خَوْف уплаха strach, zděšení forskrækkelse der Schreck φόβος, τρομάρα susto hirm ترس pelästys peur פַּחַד डर, भय strah, strava ijedelem rasa takut hræðsla, skrekkur spavento おびえ 겁먹기, 놀라기 išgąstis izbailes rasa takut schrik støkk, skrekk, sjokk strach susto frică паника, страх strach strah strah skrämsel, skrämsel[] ความรู้สึกกลัว korku 嚇一跳 переляк خوف sự sợ hãi 吓一跳
2 a feeling of fear or panic among a large number of people a smallpox scare. vrees, paniek رُعْب، فَزَع паника panika frygt die Panik πανικός pánico paanika هراس همگاني pelko panique בֶּהָלָה आशंका panika pánik panik skelfing panico おびえた状態 공포, 소동 panika panika rasa cemas alarm panikk popłoch pânico panică психоз, паника panika preplah panika skräck, panik การตื่นตระหนก panik, korku 大恐慌(小心翼翼) паніка لوگوں میں خوف یا دہشت کا احساس sự hốt hoảng 大恐慌（小心翼翼）
adj scared
frightened I'm scared of spiders; a scared little girl. bang خائِف، فَزَع уплашен mající strach, bázlivý bange for; skræmt ängstlich φοβισμένος que tiene miedo, asustado, atemorizado hirmunud ترسيده pelästynyt, pelätä qui a peur (de), apeuré פּוֹחֵד מ- भयभीत preplašen ijedt, riadt; fél (vmitől) takut hræddur (che ha paura di), spaventato おびえた 겁먹은 išgąsdintas, išsigandęs nobijies; baiļpilns ketakutan bang redd, (for)skremt przestraszony assustado înfricoşat напуганный, испуганный bojazlivý boječ preplašen rädd, skrämd กลัว korkmuş 受驚的 переляканий خوف زدہ bị hoảng sợ 受惊的
n scarecrow
a figure set up eg in a field, to scare away birds and stop them eating the seeds etc. voëlverskrikker فَزّاعَه плашило strašák fugleskræmsel die Vogelscheuche σκιάχτρο espantapájaros hernehirmutis مترسك linnunpelätin épouvantail דַחלִיל धूहा, बिजूखा, डरावा strašilo madárijesztő orang-orangan fuglahræða spaventapasseri かかし 허수아비 kaliausė putnubiedēklis orang-orang vogelverschrikker fugleskremsel strach na wróble espantalho sperietoare (de ciori) пугало strašiak strašilo strašilo fågelskrämma หุ่นไล่กา bostan korkuluğu 稻草人 опудало; страхопуд بھچ کاگ bù nhìn 稻草人
n scaremonger
a person who spreads alarming rumours. bangmaker مُرَوِّج الإشاعات المُفْزِعَه паникьор panikář panikspreder der/die Bangemacher(in) διαδοσίας, κινδυνολόγος alarmista paanikatekitaja هراس آفرين kauhujuttujen levittäjä alarmiste זוֹרֵע בֶּהָלָה सनसनी फैलाने वाला onaj koji širi paniku rémhírterjesztő penyebar ketakutan hrakspámaður allarmista デマを飛ばす人 유언비어를 퍼뜨리는 사람 panikos kėlėjas panikas cēlējs orang yang menyebarkan cerita yang menakutkan paniekzaaier panikkmaker panikarz boateiro alarmist паникёр panikár paničar paničar panikspridare ผู้แพร่ข่าวอกุศล telâşçı, velveleci 散播駭人消息的人，散佈謠言的人 панікер افواہ پھیلناے والا فرد kẻ phao tin đồn nhảm 散播骇人消息的人，散布谣言的人
scare away/off
to make go away or stay away because of fear The birds were scared away by the dog. wegjaag يُنَفِّر الطَّيْر أو الحَيَوان прогонвам (от страх) zaplašit skræmme væk verscheuchen διώχνω κπ. τρομάζοντάς τον ahuyentar; mantenerse alejado eemale peletama رماندن pelotella pois faire fuir לְהַרתִיע हौआ दिखा कर भगा देना preplašiti nekoga elriaszt mengusir hræða í burtu far fuggire, mettere in fuga 追払う 쫓아버리다 nubaidyti aizbiedēt menghalau dengan menakut-nakutkan wegjagen skremme bort, jage vekk odstraszyć espantar a alunga отпугивать, спугивать odplašiť preplašiti oterati skrämma bort (i väg) ทำให้กลัว korkutup kaçırmak 把...嚇跑 відстрашувати; віджахнути ڈرا کر بھگانا xua đuổi 把...吓跑
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