Scare

Word SCARE
Character 5
Hyphenation scare
Pronunciations /skɛə/

Definitions and meanings of "Scare"

What do we mean by scare?

To strike with sudden fear; alarm. synonym: frighten. intransitive verb

To become frightened. intransitive verb

A condition or sensation of sudden fear. noun

A general state of alarm; a panic. noun

Serving or intended to frighten people. adjective

To gather or prepare with considerable effort or ingenuity. phrasal verb

Timid; shying.

A sudden fright or panic: particularly applied to a sudden terror inspired by a trifling cause, or a purely imaginary or causeless alarm. noun

To frighten; terrify suddenly; strike with sudden terror or fear.

Synonyms To daunt, appal, frighten; scare represents the least of dignity in the act or in the result; it generally implies suddenness.

To become frightened; be scared: as, a horse that scares easily.

To fasten (two pieces of wood) by splicing; join by fitting; splice.

Lean; scanty; scraggy.

A joint in carpentry; a splice; one of the parts of a fishing-rod; etc. noun

In golf, the narrow part of the neck of the club where it is fastened to the shaft, then glued and bound with whipping. noun

An obsolete form of scar. noun

Fright; esp., sudden fright produced by a trifling cause, or originating in mistake. noun

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

To drive away by frightening. transitive verb

To find by search, as if by beating for game. transitive verb

A minor fright.

A cause of slight terror; something that inspires fear or dread.

A device or object used to frighten.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Scare

The word "scare" in example sentences

In the U.S., food irradiation is used for various products, including ground beef, but most retailers resist the practice, lest the word irradiated'' on the label scare off customers. ❋ Matt Ridley (2011)

The 3 Geeks Super-Sized Swimsuit Spectacular - while the whole comics/swimsuits thing is very 1990s and pretty much played out by the Amazing Heroes specials long before Marvel and Image started doing them, don't let the title scare you off...this is classic 3 Geeks material. ❋ Unknown (2004)

If you couldn't care less about money except perhaps about making more of it, like most of us do, don't let the title scare you away. ❋ Unknown (2003)

QUIJANO: Yet without mentioning Republicans by name, the president blasted what he called scare tactics by opponents, calling the notion of a bureaucratic death panel a lie, and he insisted illegal immigrants would not be covered, prompting an outburst from South Carolina GOP Congressman Joe Wilson. ❋ Unknown (2009)

QUIJANO: Yet, without mentioning Republicans by name, the president blasted what he called scare tactics by opponents, calling the notion of a bureaucratic "death panel" a lie and he insisted illegal immigrants would not be covered, prompting an outburst from South Carolina GOP Congressman Joe Wilson. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Today, he warned against what he called scare tactics in the debate over Social Security. ❋ Unknown (2005)

President Bush warned that his critics are using what he called scare tactics to discredit his proposal. ❋ Unknown (2005)

President Obama took the bully pulpit to New Hampshire on Tuesday to counter what he called scare tactics from opponents of his health-care reform efforts, but it's clear that the health debate has become a proxy for a bigger fight over whether the federal government is assuming too much control over the economy. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As soon as Andrea Villegas tried to lock up La Mexicana #2, masked men gave her what she called the scare of her life - shoving a gun in her back and forcing her inside. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Their political operatives made a plan to suck up to wealthy donors and just plain "scare" the less educated among us. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Don't let the title scare off you urban mamas - this hilarious book (based on ❋ Unknown (2008)

As you'll see, the article includes a lot of snippy references to "Iran experts" (in scare quotes) -- but for the life of me, I cannot find an argument in there that could possibly justify that headline. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2009)

I expect that we'll see either a reduction in new cases or a bloom in the next month or less and that will tell us whether this phase of the scare is over. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I think this whole scare is just another example of the media telling porkers. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2009)

And when the latest scare is over, continue following good hygenic habits. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Now that is a good plan GOP ..... just plain scare and fear .... is there some school you go to for this crap? ❋ Unknown (2009)

They engaged in scare tactics, spread lies and ginned up fear. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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