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Scare: meaning, definitions and examples

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scare

 

[ skษ›หr ]

Verb / Noun
Context #1 | Verb

feeling

To frighten or cause fear in someone, to make someone feel afraid.

Synonyms

alarm, frighten, startle, terrify

Examples of usage

  • The sudden loud noise scared me.
  • The horror movie scared the audience.
Context #2 | Noun

emotion

A sudden feeling of fear or panic.

Synonyms

dread, fear, panic, terror

Examples of usage

  • She felt a scare when she heard a strange noise at night.
  • The children screamed in scare when they saw a spider.

Translations

Translations of the word "scare" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น assustar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคกเคฐเคพเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช erschrecken

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ menakut-nakuti

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะปัะบะฐั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ przestraszyฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆ€–ใŒใ‚‰ใ›ใ‚‹

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท effrayer

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ asustar

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท korkutmak

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ฒ์ฃผ๋‹ค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูŠุฎูŠู

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ vydฤ›sit

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ vystraลกiลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅ“ๅ”ฌ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ prestraลกiti

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ hrรฆรฐa

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›ะพั€า›ั‹ั‚ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒจแƒ˜แƒจแƒ˜แƒก แƒ’แƒแƒ™แƒ”แƒ—แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ qorxutmaq

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ asustar

Etymology

The word 'scare' originated in the late 17th century, derived from the Old Norse word 'skirra' meaning 'to terrify'. Over time, the word evolved to represent the act of causing fear or panic in someone. The concept of being scared is universal and has been a part of human experience since ancient times, often associated with survival instincts and the fight-or-flight response.

See also: scarecrow, scared, scarily, scary.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranked #11,923, this word falls into high-advanced vocabulary. It appears less frequently but is valuable for expressing precise meanings in specific contexts.