Complete Definition of "scare"

English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-scare.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)|-��(r)

Noun
en-noun

  1. fright, terror; something that inspires fear or dread.

#: Johnny had a bad scare last night.

Synonyms
fright

Related terms
scary

Verb
en-verb|scar|ing

  1. To frighten, terrify.

#: Did that scare you when I said "Boo!"?

Synonyms
frighten
terrify

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|ا�زع IPAchar|(�áfza�a)
CJK Characters: �
Chinese: 使駭�, 使�� (sh� hài pà)
Dutch: schrikken
Finnish: pelästyttää
French: effrayer
German: erschrecken
Italian: spaventare
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Japanese: ��� (����, odokasu), ��� (�����, odorokasu)
Korean: ��� �� (nollage hada)
Latin: terrere|terr�re
Portuguese: assustar
Russian: п�га�� (pugát�)
Slovene: prestrašiti
Spanish: asustar, atemorizar, espantar
Swedish: skrämma


French

Etymology
Latin scarus (also genus name Scarus), from Greek �κά�ο�

Noun
scare m

  1. parrotfish

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