Definition of Scare

Verb: scare skehr

Cause fear in
"The stranger who hangs around the building scares me";
- frighten, fright [archaic], affright
Cause to lose courage
"scared off by the refusal"; "scared away by the refusal"; "scared by the refusal";
- daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away

Noun: scare skehr

Sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
"a war scare"; "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building";
- panic
A sudden attack of fear
- panic attack
A sudden experience causing fear or alarm
"I had a scare but went back to sleep";
- fright