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Dictionary: scare   (skâr) pronunciation
 

v., scared, scar·ing, scares.

v.tr.

To strike with sudden fear; alarm. See synonyms at frighten.

v.intr.

To become frightened: a child who scares easily.

n.
  1. A condition or sensation of sudden fear.
  2. A general state of alarm; a panic: a bomb scare that necessitated evacuating the building.
adj.

Serving or intended to frighten people: scare stories; scare tactics.

phrasal verb:

scare up Informal.

  1. To gather or prepare with considerable effort or ingenuity: managed to scare up some folding chairs for the unexpected crowd.

[Middle English skerren, scaren, from Old Norse skirra, from skjarr, timid.]

scarer scar'er n.
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verb

    To fill with fear: affright, alarm, frighten, panic, scarify2, startle, terrify, terrorize. Archaic fright. Idioms: make one's blood run cold, make one's hair stand on end, scaresillystiff, scare the daylights out of. See fear/courage.

 
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Idioms beginning with scare:
scare out of one's wits

See also run scared.


 
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n

Definition: frightened state
Antonyms: calmness, comfort, ease, reassurance

v

Definition: frighten someone
Antonyms: calm, comfort, reassure, soothe


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To frighten, make afraid.

pronunciation A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice. — Ed Howe (1853-1937), American journalist, writer and editor.

 
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skræmme, forskrække, kyse
v. intr. - blive skræmt, blive forskrækket
n. - skræk, forskrækkelse
adj. - skræk-

idioms:

  • scare story    skrækhistorie
  • scare the pants off    skræmme livet af, skræmme ihjel
  • scare up    opdrive

Nederlands (Dutch)
bang maken, laten schrikken, schrik, paniek

Français (French)
v. tr. - effrayer, faire peur à
v. intr. - s'effrayer, s'effrayer facilement
n. - peur, choc, alerte, bruits alarmistes
adj. - alarmiste

idioms:

  • scare story    histoire effrayante, rumeur alarmiste
  • scare the pants off someone    faire une peur bleue à qn
  • scare the wits out of someone    faire une peur bleue à qn
  • scare up    dégoter, (US) arriver à trouver (de l'argent, etc)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schrecken, Angst
v. - Angst machen, erschrecken, scheuen
adj. - erschreckt

idioms:

  • scare story    Schauergeschichte
  • scare the pants off someone    jmdn. zu Tode erschrecken
  • scare the wits out of someone    jmdm. Todesangst einjagen
  • scare up    auftreiben

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τρομάρα, κοψοχόλιασμα
v. - (εκ)φοβίζω, τρομάζω

idioms:

  • scare story    ιστορία για να τρομοκρατήσει τον κόσμο
  • scare the pants off    κοψοχολιάζω
  • scare up    ξετρυπώνω

Italiano (Italian)
spaventare, impaurire, spaventarsi, impaurirsi, spavento, paura

idioms:

  • scare story    voci allarmistiche
  • scare up    rivelare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - medo (m), pânico (m), alarme (m)
v. - amedrontar

idioms:

  • scare story    estória de terror
  • scare up    arranjar

Русский (Russian)
испугать, напугать, пугать, испугаться, отпугивать, паника, пугало

idioms:

  • scare story    сенсационный материал (в газете)
  • scare up    вспугнуть (дичь), отыскать, обнаружить, раздобыть (деньги)

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - asustar, sobresaltar, espantar, alarmar
v. intr. - asustarse
n. - susto, alarma, miedo, pánico, espanto
adj. - asustado

idioms:

  • scare story    cuento terrorífico
  • scare the pants off someone    espantar, asustar terriblemente
  • scare the wits out of someone    darle a alguien un susto mortal
  • scare up    juntar, reunir, obtener con esfuerzo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skräck, skrämsel, panik, hot, oro, panikstämning
v. - skrämma, skrämma bort, skrämma upp, sprida skräck, skapa panik, bli skrämd

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
惊吓, 使恐惧, 把...吓出来, 把...吓跑, 受惊, 惊恐, 大恐慌, 骇人的, 用以吓唬人的

idioms:

  • scare story    恐怖故事
  • scare the pants off    惊惺失措
  • scare up    凑合

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 驚嚇, 使恐懼, 把...嚇出來, 把...嚇跑
v. intr. - 受驚
n. - 驚恐, 大恐慌, 驚嚇
adj. - 駭人的, 用以嚇唬人的

idioms:

  • scare story    恐怖故事
  • scare the pants off    驚惺失措
  • scare up    湊合

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 위협하다, 겁주어 ~한 상태로 만들다, 겁주다
v. intr. - 두려워하다, 겁먹다
n. - 겁, (까닭 없는) 두려움, 공황 상태
adj. - 두려워하게 하는

idioms:

  • scare up    몰아내다, 밝히다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - おびえさせる, 怖がらせる, 脅かして追い払う, 恐がらせる, びっくりさせる
n. - おびえ, 恐怖
adj. - 恐ろしい

idioms:

  • scare story    恐怖物語
  • scare the wits out of someone    驚かせる
  • scare up    狩り出す, 工面する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فزع (فعل) يروع, يفزع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפחיד, עורר אימה‬
v. intr. - ‮נבהל, פחד‬
n. - ‮פחד, בהלה‬
adj. - ‮מפחיד, גורם פחד‬


 
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