#1 scare v. [frighten, fright, affright] cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her". wn
#2 scare v. [daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away] cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal". wn
#3 scare n. [panic] sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events; "panic in the stock market"; "a war scare"; "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building". wn
#4 scare n. [panic attack] a sudden attack of fear. wn
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