Scare: meaning, definitions and examples

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scare

[ skɛːr ]

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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.

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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:

🇵🇹 assustar

🇮🇳 डराना

🇩🇪 erschrecken

🇮🇩 menakut-nakuti

🇺🇦 лякати

🇵🇱 przestraszyć

🇯🇵 怖がらせる

🇫🇷 effrayer

🇪🇸 asustar

🇹🇷 korkutmak

🇰🇷 겁주다

🇸🇦 يخيف

🇨🇿 vyděsit

🇸🇰 vystrašiť

🇨🇳 吓唬

🇸🇮 prestrašiti

🇮🇸 hræða

🇰🇿 қорқыту

🇬🇪 შიშის გაკეთება

🇦🇿 qorxutmaq

🇲🇽 asustar

Word origin

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.