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scare v. [
frighten, fright, affright] cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
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scare v. [
daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away] cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"
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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"
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scare n. [
panic attack] a sudden attack of fear
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