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scare
verb
-
scare
,
scaring
,
scares
,
scared
to
make
someone
feel
suddenly
afraid
,
or
to
become
suddenly
afraid
yourself
•
The
loud
thunder
scared
the
baby
,
and
she
started
to
cry
.
The
loud
thunder
scared
the
baby
,
and
she
started
to
cry
.
•
Don't
scare
the
cat
by
shouting
;
it
might
scratch
you
.
Don't
scare
the
cat
by
shouting
;
it
might
scratch
you
.
From
Middle
English
"
skerren
"
or
"
skierren
",
of
Scandinavian
origin
related
to
Old
Norse
"
skirra
"
meaning
"
to
frighten
away
".
noun
a
sudden
feeling
of
fear
or
the
moment
that
causes
it
•
I
got
a
real
scare
when
I
thought
I
had
lost
my
passport
.
I
got
a
real
scare
when
I
thought
I
had
lost
my
passport
.
•
The
children
jumped
out
from
behind
the
door
to
give
their
dad
a
scare
.
The
children
jumped
out
from
behind
the
door
to
give
their
dad
a
scare
.
Same
origin
as
the
verb
:
Middle
English
Scandinavian
influence
meaning
a
sudden
fright
.
noun
a
period
when
many
people
suddenly
feel
worried
about
a
possible
danger
or
problem
•
There
was
a
food-poisoning
scare
after
several
customers
fell
ill
at
the
restaurant
.
There
was
a
food-poisoning
scare
after
several
customers
fell
ill
at
the
restaurant
.
•
The
stock-market
scare
caused
investors
to
sell
shares
quickly
.
The
stock-market
scare
caused
investors
to
sell
shares
quickly
.
Extension
of
the
basic
noun
sense
,
first
recorded
in
early
20th-century
newspapers
.
scared
adjective
feeling
frightened
or
worried
•
The
little
kitten
looked
scared
during
the
thunderstorm
.
The
little
kitten
looked
scared
during
the
thunderstorm
.
•
He
felt
scared
before
his
first
day
at
the
new
school
.
He
felt
scared
before
his
first
day
at
the
new
school
.
verb
-
scare
,
scaring
,
scares
,
scared
simple
past
tense
and
past
participle
of
scare
•
The
sudden
crash
scared
everyone
in
the
room
.
The
sudden
crash
scared
everyone
in
the
room
.
•
The
horror
movie
scared
her
so
much
she
kept
the
lights
on
all
night
.
The
horror
movie
scared
her
so
much
she
kept
the
lights
on
all
night
.