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Thesaurus: scare

To frighten; to strike with sudden fear; to alarm.

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  1. v. t. To frighten; to strike with sudden fear; to alarm.
  2. n. Fright; esp., sudden fright produced by a trifling cause, or originating in mistake.
  3. n. sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
  4. n. a sudden attack of fear
  5. v. cause fear in
  6. v. cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
  7. n:17/v:83 n. a sudden attack of fear