scare (redirected from scared up)

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.

Serving or intended to frighten people: scare stories; scare tactics.

Phrasal Verb:

scare up Informal

To gather or prepare with considerable effort or ingenuity: managed to scare up some folding chairs for the unexpected crowd.

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[Middle English skerren, scaren, from Old Norse skirra, from skjarr, timid.]

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scarer n.

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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]

Thesaurus

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" panic 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               panic attack 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" affright, fright, frighten 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" terrify, terrorise, terrorize - fill with terror; frighten greatly 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" daunt, frighten away, frighten off, scare away, scare off, pall, dash intimidate, restrain - to compel or deter by or as if by threats

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scare

verb 1. frighten, alarm, terrify, panic, shock, startle, intimidate, dismay, daunt, terrorize, put the wind up (someone) (informal) give (someone) a fright, give (someone) a turn (informal) affright (archaic)

noun 2. fright, shock, start

noun 3. panic, hysteria

noun 4. alert, warning, alarm

Translations

scare [skɛəʳ] n → susto, sobresalto (= panic); pánico

vt → asustar, espantar;

to scare sb stiff → dar a algn un susto de muerte;

bomb scare → amenaza de bomba

scare away, scare off vt → espantar, ahuyentar

scare [skɛəʳ] n → peur f, panique f

vt → effrayer, faire peur à;

to scare sb stiff → faire une peur bleue à qn;

bomb scare → alerte f à la bombe

scare away, scare off vt → faire fuir

scare [skɛəʳ] n (fright) → Schreck(en) m;

(public fear) → Panik f

vt (frighten) → erschrecken;

(worry) → Angst machen +dat;

to give sb a scare → jdm einen Schrecken einjagen;

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

scare away, scare off vt → mettere in fuga

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scare

v scare [skeə]

to startle or frighten You'll scare the baby if you shout; His warning scared her into obeying him.bangmaakيُفْزِع، يُخيفплаша (се)poděsitskræmmeerschreckenτρομάζω κπ., τρομοκρατώasustarhirmutamaترساندنpelästyttääfaire peur (à)לְהַפחִידडरनाpreplašiti, prestravitimegijesztmembuat takuthræðaspaventareおびえさせる...을 겁나게 하다, 깜짝 놀라게 하다išgąsdintinobiedētmenakutkandoen schrikkengi en støkk, skremmeprzestraszyćassustara speria(ис)пугатьvystrašiťprestrašitipreplašitiskrämmaกลัวkorkutmak驚嚇лякатиخوف زدہ کرناlàm kinh hãi惊吓

n

1 a feeling of fear or alarm The noise gave me a scare.skrikmaakخَوْفуплахаstrach, zděšeníforskrækkelseder Schreckφόβος, τρομάραsustohirmترسpelästyspeurפַּחַדडर, भयstrah, stravaijedelemrasa takuthræðsla, skrekkurspaventoおびえ겁먹기, 놀라기išgąstisizbailesrasa takutschrikstøkk, skrekk, sjokkstrachsustofricăпаника, страхstrachstrahstrahskrämsel, skrämsel[]ความรู้สึกกลัวkorku嚇一跳перелякخوفsự sợ hãi吓一跳

2 a feeling of fear or panic among a large number of people a smallpox scare.vrees, paniekرُعْب، فَزَعпаникаpanikafrygtdie Panikπανικόςpánicopaanikaهراس همگانيpelkopaniqueבֶּהָלָהआशंकाpanikapánikpanikskelfingpanicoおびえた状態공포, 소동panikapanikarasa cemasalarmpanikkpopłochpânicopanicăпсихоз, паникаpanikapreplahpanikaskräck, panikการตื่นตระหนกpanik, korku大恐慌(小心翼翼)панікаلوگوں میں خوف یا دہشت کا احساسsự hốt hoảng大恐慌（小心翼翼）

adj scared

frightened I'm scared of spiders; a scared little girl.bangخائِف، فَزَعуплашенmající strach, bázlivýbange for; skræmtängstlichφοβισμένοςque tiene miedo, asustado, atemorizadohirmunudترسيدهpelästynyt, pelätäqui a peur (de), apeuréפּוֹחֵד מ-भयभीतpreplašenijedt, riadt; fél (vmitől)takuthræddur(che ha paura di), spaventatoおびえた겁먹은išgąsdintas, išsigandęsnobijies; baiļpilnsketakutanbangredd, (for)skremtprzestraszonyassustadoînfricoşatнапуганный, испуганныйbojazlivýboječpreplašenrädd, skrämdกลัวkorkmuş受驚的переляканийخوف زدہbị hoảng sợ受惊的

n ˈscarecrow

a figure set up eg in a field, to scare away birds and stop them eating the seeds etc. voëlverskrikkerفَزّاعَهплашилоstrašákfugleskræmseldie Vogelscheucheσκιάχτροespantapájaroshernehirmutisمترسكlinnunpelätinépouvantailדַחלִילधूहा, बिजूखा, डरावाstrašilomadárijesztőorang-oranganfuglahræðaspaventapasseriかかし허수아비kaliausėputnubiedēklisorang-orangvogelverschrikkerfugleskremselstrach na wróbleespantalhosperietoare (de ciori)пугалоstrašiakstrašilostrašilofågelskrämmaหุ่นไล่กาbostan korkuluğu稻草人опудало; страхопудبھچ کاگbù nhìn稻草人

n ˈscaremonger

a person who spreads alarming rumours. bangmakerمُرَوِّج الإشاعات المُفْزِعَهпаникьорpanikářpaniksprederder/die Bangemacher(in)διαδοσίας, κινδυνολόγοςalarmistapaanikatekitajaهراس آفرينkauhujuttujen levittäjäalarmisteזוֹרֵע בֶּהָלָהसनसनी फैलाने वालाonaj koji širi panikurémhírterjesztőpenyebar ketakutanhrakspámaðurallarmistaデマを飛ばす人유언비어를 퍼뜨리는 사람panikos kėlėjaspanikas cēlējsorang yang menyebarkan cerita yang menakutkanpaniekzaaierpanikkmakerpanikarzboateiroalarmistпаникёрpanikárpaničarpaničarpanikspridareผู้แพร่ข่าวอกุศลtelâşçı, velveleci散播駭人消息的人，散佈謠言的人панікерافواہ پھیلناے والا فردkẻ 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.wegjaagيُنَفِّر الطَّيْر أو الحَيَوانпрогонвам (от страх)zaplašitskræmme vækverscheuchenδιώχνω κπ. τρομάζοντάς τονahuyentar; mantenerse alejadoeemale peletamaرماندنpelotella poisfaire fuirלְהַרתִיעहौआ दिखा कर भगा देनाpreplašiti nekogaelriasztmengusirhræða í burtufar fuggire, mettere in fuga追払う쫓아버리다nubaidytiaizbiedētmenghalau dengan menakut-nakutkanwegjagenskremme bort, jage vekkodstraszyćespantara alungaотпугивать, спугиватьodplašiťpreplašitioteratiskrämma bort (i väg)ทำให้กลัวkorkutup kaçırmak把...嚇跑відстрашувати; віджахнутиڈرا کر بھگاناxua đuổi把...吓跑