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scare
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- pronunciation:
- sker
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
scares, scaring, scared |
| definition 1: |
When something scares you, it makes you afraid.
The sound of thunder scares our dogs.That movie used to scare me a lot when I was little, but it doesn't anymore.Greg likes to read stories that scare him. He especially likes stories about ghosts.
- synonyms:
- frighten, startle
- antonyms:
- calm
- similar words:
- alarm, chill, disturb, panic, surprise
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| definition 2: |
When you scare, it means that you become filled with fear.
My brother doesn't scare easily. He even likes to watch horror movies for fun.- similar words:
- start, startle
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
When you have a scare, you have a feeling of fear.
We had a bad scare when my mom suddenly needed to go to the hospital, but she is okay now.- synonyms:
- alarm, fear, fright
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| related words: |
alarm, burn |
Word Builder: scare +
- scared:
feeling fright.
- scary:
causing fear.
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