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scare
Overview of noun scare
The noun scare has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. panic, scare -- (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")
2. scare, panic attack -- (a sudden attack of fear)
Overview of verb scare
The verb scare has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (4) frighten, fright, scare, affright -- (cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her")
2. (2) daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare -- (cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun scare
2 senses of scare
Sense 1
panic, scare
=> anxiety, anxiousness
=> psychological state, mental state
=> condition, status
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
scare, panic attack
=> fear, fearfulness, fright
=> emotion
=> feeling
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun scare
1 of 2 senses of scare
Sense 1
panic, scare
=> red scare
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun scare
2 senses of scare
Sense 1
panic, scare
=> anxiety, anxiousness
Sense 2
scare, panic attack
=> fear, fearfulness, fright
Antonyms of noun scare
Member Holonyms of noun scare
Substance Holonyms of noun scare
Part Holonyms of noun scare
Member Meronyms of noun scare
Substance Meronyms of noun scare
Part Meronyms of noun scare
Meronyms of noun scare
Holonyms of noun scare
Attributes of noun scare
Derived Forms of noun scare
2 senses of scare
Sense 1
panic, scare
RELATED TO>(adj) scarey#1
=> chilling, scarey, scary, shivery, shuddery
RELATED TO>(verb) scare#2
=> daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare
Sense 2
scare, panic attack
RELATED TO>(verb) scare#1
=> frighten, fright, scare, affright
Domain of noun scare
Domain Terms of noun scare
Familiarity of noun scare
scare used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun scare
2 senses of scare
Sense 1
panic, scare
> anxiety, anxiousness
=> castration anxiety
=> hypochondria, hypochondriasis
=> overanxiety
=> panic, scare
Sense 2
scare, panic attack
> fear, fearfulness, fright
=> alarm, dismay, consternation
=> creeps
=> frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle
=> horror
=> hysteria
=> panic, terror, affright
=> scare, panic attack
=> stage fright
=> apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread
=> timidity, timidness, timorousness
=> intimidation
Meronyms of noun scare
2 senses of scare
Sense 2
scare, panic attack
=> fear, fearfulness, fright
HAS PART: cold sweat
Holonyms of noun scare
Grep of noun scare
red scare
scare
scare quote
scarecrow
scaremonger
scarer
Antonyms of verb scare
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb scare
2 senses of scare
Sense 1
frighten, fright, scare, affright
=> stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
=> arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
=> make, create
Sense 2
daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare
=> intimidate, restrain
=> discourage
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb scare
1 of 2 senses of scare
Sense 1
frighten, fright, scare, affright
=> bluff
=> awe
=> terrify, terrorize, terrorise
=> intimidate
=> dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify
=> consternate
=> spook
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb scare
2 senses of scare
Sense 1
frighten, fright, scare, affright
=> stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
Sense 2
daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare
=> intimidate, restrain
'Cause To' of verb scare
1 of 2 senses of scare
Sense 1
frighten, fright, scare, affright
=> fear, dread
Derived Forms of verb scare
2 senses of scare
Sense 1
frighten, fright, scare, affright
RELATED TO>(noun) scare#2
=> scare, panic attack
RELATED TO>(noun) scarer#1
=> scarecrow, straw man, strawman, bird-scarer, scarer
Sense 2
daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare
RELATED TO>(noun) scare#1
=> panic, scare
Domain of verb scare
Domain Terms of verb scare
Familiarity of verb scare
scare used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb scare
2 senses of scare
Sense 1
frighten, fright, scare, affright
EX: The bad news will scare him
EX: Sam cannot scare Sue
Sense 2
daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare
EX: The performance is likely to scare Sue
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb scare
2 senses of scare
Sense 1
frighten, fright, scare, affright
> stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
=> fuel
=> arouse, sex, excite, turn on, wind up
=> frighten, fright, scare, affright
=> thrill, tickle, vibrate
=> tempt, invite
=> elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate
=> inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt
=> titillate
Sense 2
daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare
> intimidate, restrain
=> daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb scare
Sense 1
frighten, fright, scare, affright
=> stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
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Sense 2
daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare
=> intimidate, restrain
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Grep of verb scare
scare
scare away
scare off
Grep of adj scare
scarecrowish
scared
scarey
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