scare

Definition

Examples

The loud noise scared the children in the waiting room.

Word Family

Synonyms

• frightencause fear in
• terrifyfill with terror; frighten greatly
• alarmfear resulting from the awareness of danger

Collocations

• Easy scare a little dog
  to scare a little dog, meaning to cause fear in
• Medium avoid scare tactics in marketing campaigns
  to avoid scare tactics in marketing campaigns, meaning to stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
• Hard scare away prospective foreign investors
  to scare away prospective foreign investors, meaning to cause fear in
• Very Hard scared out of one's wits by sudden insolvency
  to scared out of one's wits by sudden insolvency, meaning to cause fear in