Noun
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a sudden attack of fear
- panic attack -
sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
"panic in the stock market"
"a war scare"
"a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building"
Verb
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cause to lose courage
"dashed by the refusal"
- scare off - frighten off - scare away - frighten away -
cause fear in
"The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"
"Ghosts could never affright her"