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   scare

   /skɛː/

   verb

   • 1. cause great fear or nervousness in; frighten: "I was scared stiff"
   • ▪ become scared: "I don't think I scare easily"

   noun

   • 1. a sudden attack of fright: "gosh, that gave me a scare!"
   • ▪ a situation characterized by a sudden and typically widespread sense of alarm or anxiety about something: "the event was postponed earlier this year due to the foot-and-mouth scare"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse skirra ‘frighten’, from skjarr ‘timid’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. scarer noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   What does scare mean?

   • Scare is a verb that means frighten or intimidate. You might be embarrassed to admit that you don't want to go to the beach with your friends because of how much seagulls scare you. Questions on a test you're unprepared for might scare you, and so might a barking dog.

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   What does scare up mean?

   • 1. to fill, esp. suddenly, with fear; frighten. 2. to become frightened. 3. scare up, to find or procure in spite of difficulties: Try to scare up some wood for the fire. n. 4. a sudden fright or alarm. 5. a time or condition of alarm or worry: a war scare. [1150–1200; (v.)

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   How do you use scare as a noun?

   • To scare is to spook, startle, or cause fear, and what scares your best friend most (like losing his job) might not be what would scare you more than anything (like discovering a huge snake in your shower). You can also use scare as a noun, as in "It gave me such a scare when all my friends jumped out and yelled, 'Surprise!'" "Scare."

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   What is a scare AD?

   • [countable] (used especially in newspapers) a situation in which a lot of people are anxious or frightened about something The ad uses scare tactics to get people to stop smoking. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app

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     SCARE meaning: 1. to (make a person or animal) feel...

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   • Scare Spanish Translation

     SCARE translate: asustar, asustarse, susto, amenaza,...

   • Scare: Korean Translation

     scare translate: 놀래키다, 두려움, 놀람, 놀람, 소동. Learn more in the...

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     SCARE TACTICS definition: ways of achieving a particular...

   • Scare: Arabic Translation

     SCARE translate: يَخاف, خَوْف, هَلَع. Learn more in the...

   • Scare: German Translation

     SCARE translate: erschrecken, der Schreck, die Panik. Learn...

   • Scare: Japanese Translation

     SCARE translate: ～を怖がらせる, おびえさせる, 恐怖, 不安, 不安にさせるもの, 怖がらせるもの,...

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   Scare is a verb that means frighten or intimidate. You might be embarrassed to admit that you don't want to go to the beach with your friends because of how much seagulls scare you. Questions on a test you're unprepared for might scare you, and so might a barking dog.

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