definition of
scare

[1] #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] #2 scare v. [daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away] cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal". wn

[3] #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] #4 scare n. [panic attack] a sudden attack of fear. wn