Scare — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events

a sudden attack of fear

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈɛɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈeə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈeə/

1 syllable Say it as /skˈɛɹ/.

Examples

panic in the stock market
a war scare
a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fright panic affright frighten off scare off pall frighten scare away frighten away daunt panic attack dash

Parts of Speech

noun	sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events “panic in the stock market”
noun	a sudden attack of fear
verb	cause fear in “The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me”
verb	cause to lose courage “dashed by the refusal”

Word Forms

panic	verb	cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic
scarey	adjective	provoking fear terror
scare	verb	cause to lose courage
frightening	noun	the act of inspiring with fear
fright	noun	an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
scare	noun	a sudden attack of fear
scarer	noun	an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
affright	noun	an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
pall	noun	a sudden numbing dread

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schrecken

plötzliche Massenangst und Furcht vor erwarteten Ereignissen

🇫🇷French

effrayer

peur et anxiété soudaines et massives face aux événements anticipés

🇪🇸Spanish

susto

Miedo y ansiedad masivos repentinos por eventos anticipados.

🇮🇹Italian

spavento

improvvisa paura e ansia di massa per gli eventi previsti

🇳🇱Dutch

schrik

plotselinge massale angst en ongerustheid over verwachte gebeurtenissen

🇵🇹Portuguese

susto

medo repentino em massa e ansiedade sobre eventos previstos

🇷🇺Russian

пугать

внезапный массовый страх и тревога по поводу ожидаемых событий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डराना

प्रत्याशित घटनाओं पर अचानक सामूहिक भय और चिंता

🇧🇩Bengali

ভয় দেখানো

প্রত্যাশিত ঘটনা নিয়ে আকস্মিক ব্যাপক ভয় এবং উদ্বেগ

🇮🇳Tamil

பயமுறுத்தும்

எதிர்பாராத நிகழ்வுகள் மீது திடீர் வெகுஜன பயம் மற்றும் பதட்டம்

🇮🇳Telugu

భయపెట్టు

ఊహించిన సంఘటనలపై ఆకస్మిక సామూహిక భయం మరియు ఆందోళన

🇮🇳Marathi

घाबरवणे

अचानक मोठ्या प्रमाणावर भीती आणि अपेक्षित घटनांबद्दल चिंता

🇮🇳Gujarati

બીક

અપેક્ષિત ઘટનાઓ પર અચાનક સામૂહિક ભય અને ચિંતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೆದರಿಕೆ

ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ ಘಟನೆಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಹಠಾತ್ ಸಾಮೂಹಿಕ ಭಯ ಮತ್ತು ಆತಂಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭയപ്പെടുത്തുക

പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കുന്ന സംഭവങ്ങളെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള ബഹുജന ഭയവും ഉത്കണ്ഠയും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਰਾਉਣਾ

ਅਚਾਨਕ ਪੁੰਜ ਡਰ ਅਤੇ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ ਘਟਨਾਵਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਚਿੰਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈرانا

متوقع واقعات پر اچانک بڑے پیمانے پر خوف اور اضطراب

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

吓

对预期事件的突然大规模恐惧和焦虑

🇯🇵Japanese

怖い

予想される出来事に対する突然の集団的な恐怖と不安

🇰🇷Korean

공황

예상되는 사건에 대한 갑작스러운 집단적 두려움과 불안

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự sợ hãi

nỗi sợ hãi và lo lắng đột ngột về các sự kiện được dự đoán trước

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้ตกใจ

ความกลัวและความวิตกกังวลอย่างกะทันหันต่อเหตุการณ์ที่คาดการณ์ไว้

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketakutan

ketakutan dan kecemasan massal yang tiba-tiba atas kejadian yang diantisipasi

🇵🇭Filipino

takutin

biglaang takot at pagkabalisa sa mga inaasahang pangyayari

🇲🇾Malay

menakutkan

ketakutan dan kebimbangan besar-besaran secara tiba-tiba terhadap kejadian yang dijangkakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تخويف

الخوف الجماعي المفاجئ والقلق من الأحداث المتوقعة

🇮🇷Persian

ترساندن

ترس و اضطراب توده ای ناگهانی نسبت به رویدادهای پیش بینی شده

🇹🇷Turkish

korkutmak

Beklenen olaylar karşısında ani kitlesel korku ve kaygı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַפחִיד

פחד וחרדה המונית פתאומית בגלל אירועים צפויים

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