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scare
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- pronunciation:
- sker
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
scares, scaring, scared |
| definition: |
to frighten or startle (someone).
Don't say horrible things like that; you'll scare the children.The noise from that firecracker scared me.It scares me that he might not recover from this illness.It scares him when he thinks about his future.
- synonyms:
- frighten, spook, startle
- antonyms:
- calm
- similar words:
- alarm, appall, chill, disquiet, disturb, panic, surprise, terrify
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| related words: |
dismay, menace, warn |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become filled with fear.
The injured puppy scared easily.- synonyms:
- spook
- similar words:
- start, startle
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a sensation of fear, esp. fear which is later shown to be unwarranted.
Her sudden strange behavior gave us a scare, but she was only joking around.- synonyms:
- alarm, fear, fright
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| definition 2: |
a period or state of feeling threatened by something.
She had a cancer scare, but the tests showed only a benign tumor.Many parents refused to send their children to school even after the bomb scare had ended.- synonyms:
- panic
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| related words: |
alarm, burn |
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Word Builder: scare +
- scared:
feeling fright.
- scary:
causing fear.
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