scare scare /ˈskɛr/

noun

1. A sudden attack of fear  ( panic attack , scare )
   a sudden attack of fear
   
2. Sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events  ( scare , panic )
   sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
    Panic in the stock market
   panic in the stock market
    A war scare
   a war scare
    A bomb scare led them to evacuate the building
   a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building
   

verb

1. () Cause fear in  ( affright , fright [Archaic] , scare , frighten )
   cause fear in
    The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me
   The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me
    Ghosts could never affright her
   Ghosts could never affright her
   
2. () Cause to lose courage  ( dash , frighten off , pall , daunt , frighten away , scare , scare away , scare off )
   cause to lose courage
    Dashed by the refusal
   dashed by the refusal