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Scare

noun

/skɛə/

Word Frequency: 2.8

Definitions

1.nounA minor fright.

"Johnny had a bad scare last night."

2.nounA cause of slight terror; something that inspires fear or dread.

"a food-poisoning scare"

3.nounA device or object used to frighten.

Synonyms

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

Rhymes With

despair glare debonair bare declare affair flare fair

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