Scare

v. t.	1.	To frighten; to strike with sudden fear; to alarm. [imp. & p. p. Scared ; p. pr. & vb. n. Scaring.] The noise of thy crossbow Will scare the herd, and so my shoot is lost. - Shak. To scare away to drive away by frightening. To scare up to find by search, as if by beating for game.
n.	1.	Fright; esp., sudden fright produced by a trifling cause, or originating in mistake.

Noun	1.	scare - 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" Synonyms: panic
	2.	scare - a sudden attack of fear Synonyms: panic attack
Verb	1.	scare - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me" Synonyms: affright, fright, frighten
	2.	scare - cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" Synonyms: daunt, frighten away, frighten off, scare away, scare off, pall, dash

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