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adjective

Causing or able to cause fear: appalling, dire, direful, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, formidable, frightful, ghastly, redoubtable, terrible, tremendous. See fear/courage.

adj

Definition: frightening, terrifying
Antonyms: calming, encouraging, soothing

IN BRIEF: Causing fright or alarm.

The scariness of the haunted house sent her quickly to her mother.

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• Troublesome, Negative, Irresponsible, or Unpleasant

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See words rhyming with "scary."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - frygtindgydende, skræmmende

Nederlands (Dutch)
eng

Français (French)
adj. - qui fait peur, angoissant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schreckhaft, furchterregend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - τρομακτικός

Italiano (Italian)
spaventevole, pauroso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - assustador

Русский (Russian)
жуткий, ужасный, робкий, испуганный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - asustadizo, espantoso, pavoroso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hemsk, skrämmande, kuslig, lättskrämd, rädd av sig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
容易受惊的, 提心吊胆的, 胆小的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 容易受驚的, 提心吊膽的, 膽小的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 무서운, 겁 많은, 못생긴

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 驚きやすい, 恐ろしい, おっかない, おびえやすい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مخيف, مروع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מפחיד, פוחד, חששן‬

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