Word

scare, v.
(scared, scares, scaring)
freq. cnt. 6

cause fear in
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 4

affright fright frighten scare

sample sentences

"The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"
"Ghosts could never affright her"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

frightening

also see

frighten off frighten away

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

scarer scare

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

fright

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

affright

semantic pointers

hyponym

bluff awe terrify, terrorize, terrorise intimidate alarm, dismay, appal, appall, horrify consternate spook

hypernym

stir, stimulate, shake, shake up, excite

cause

fear, dread

cause to lose courage
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

dash daunt frighten away frighten off pall scare scare away scare off

sample sentences

"dashed by the refusal"

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

scare

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pall

semantic pointers

hypernym

intimidate