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scare

scare [ sker ]


verb  (past and past participle scared, present participle scar·ing, 3rd person present singular scares)
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb frighten somebody: to make somebody afraid or alarmed

2. intransitive verb be frightened: to be or become frightened



noun  (plural scares)
Definition:
 
1. fright: a sudden fright or feeling of fear

2. something that frightens: a situation causing general fear or alarm
another food scare

[12th century. < Old Norse skirra "frighten" < skjarr "timid"]
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