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scare (sker)
transitive verb scared, scaring scar′·ing
Etymology: ME skerren < ON skirra, to scare, make timid < skjarr, timid, prob. < IE base *(s)ker-, to jump > L scurra, buffoon
intransitive verb
noun
- a sudden fear or panic; attack of fright, often unreasonable
- a state of widespread fear or panic a war scare
Etymology: ME skerre < the v.
scare up
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Object
- hell: Regardless of actual party politics, it is the creeping erosion of norms which scares the hell out of me.
Converse of object
- survive: Soon afterward Tranmere survived the first major scare in their own goal-mouth.
Adjective modifier
- Red: The paranoia over Bolshevism, the " Red Scare " of 1919, engendered an atmosphere of mistrust and intolerance in American society.
Noun used with modifier
- anthrax: Recent anthrax scares in the US have shown the dangers of covert chemical warfare.
Followed by a transitive particle
- off: They are urging Rover workers to take no further action in case it scares off a possible buyer.
Modifies a noun
- mongering: Despite all the scare mongering about rent, they need to acquire more space.
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