scare
English Thesaurus
1. a sudden attack of fear (noun.feeling)
| hypernym | : | fear, fearfulness, fright, |
| definition | : | an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) (noun.feeling) |
2. sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | anxiety, anxiousness, |
| definition | : | (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | red scare, |
| definition | : | a period of general fear of communists (noun.state) |
3. cause fear in (verb.emotion)
| hyponym | : | bluff, |
| definition | : | frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | awe, |
| definition | : | inspire awe in (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | intimidate, |
| definition | : | make timid or fearful (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | consternate, |
| definition | : | fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | spook, |
| definition | : | frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action (verb.emotion) |
| cause | : | dread, fear, |
| definition | : | be afraid or scared of; be frightened of (verb.emotion) |
4. cause to lose courage (verb.emotion)
| hypernym | : | intimidate, restrain, |
| definition | : | to compel or deter by or as if by threats (verb.emotion) |
5. a sudden attack of fear (noun.feeling)
6. sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events (noun.state)
| derivation | : | panic, |
| definition | : | cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic (verb.emotion) |
7. cause fear in (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | fear, fearfulness, fright, |
| definition | : | an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | affright, panic, terror, |
| definition | : | an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety (noun.feeling) |
8. cause to lose courage (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | chill, pall, |
| definition | : | a sudden numbing dread (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | panic, scare, |
| definition | : | sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events (noun.state) |
9. a sudden attack of fear (noun.feeling)
10. sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events (noun.state)
| derivation | : | panic, |
| definition | : | cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic (verb.emotion) |
11. cause fear in (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | fear, fearfulness, fright, |
| definition | : | an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | affright, panic, terror, |
| definition | : | an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety (noun.feeling) |
12. cause to lose courage (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | chill, pall, |
| definition | : | a sudden numbing dread (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | panic, scare, |
| definition | : | sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events (noun.state) |
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