scare
has definitions from the fields of psychology,psychiatry
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[ verb ] cause fear in
Examples "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me" Used in print (George Harmon Coxe, Error of Judgement....)Maybe he only intended to scare the blackmailer , whoever he was , in_which_case an unloaded gun would be good_enough . Related terms stimulate dismay intimidate awe terrify spook consternate bluff horrify daunt daunt fear terrorization fear |
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[ verb ] cause to lose courage
Synonyms scare_off daunt frighten_away frighten_off pall scare_away dash Examples "dashed by the refusal" Used in print (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)`` Scared the hell out of him '' , Kahler grinned . Related terms |
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