Scare
verb
To make someone feel frightened.
The loud noise scared the baby
Often appears as...
- scare away
- scare off
noun
A situation that causes fear or worry.
We got a big scare when the alarm went off
Often appears as...
- have a scare
- get a scare
verb
To drive away by causing fear.
The bird was scared away by the cat
Often appears as...
- scare away
- scare off
verb
To make a sudden attack on someone.
He scared him in a dark alley
Often appears as...
- scare into
- scare out of
verb
To make someone feel frightened.
The loud noise scared the baby
Often appears as...
- scare away
- scare off
noun
A situation that causes fear or worry.
We got a big scare when the alarm went off
Often appears as...
- have a scare
- get a scare
verb
To drive away by causing fear.
The bird was scared away by the cat
Often appears as...
- scare away
- scare off
verb
To make a sudden attack on someone.
He scared him in a dark alley
Often appears as...
- scare into
- scare out of
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity Level
Used for light fear, not extreme terror or horror.
I scare easily during spooky stories.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Effect
Often implies a brief or momentary feeling of fear.
Can you stop trying to scare me? I know it's just a joke.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Reaction
Can describe causing someone to jump or scream.
The popping balloon scared me and I dropped my cup.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity Level
Used for light fear, not extreme terror or horror.
I scare easily during spooky stories.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Effect
Often implies a brief or momentary feeling of fear.
Can you stop trying to scare me? I know it's just a joke.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Reaction
Can describe causing someone to jump or scream.
The popping balloon scared me and I dropped my cup.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity Level
Used for light fear, not extreme terror or horror.
I scare easily during spooky stories.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Effect
Often implies a brief or momentary feeling of fear.
Can you stop trying to scare me? I know it's just a joke.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Reaction
Can describe causing someone to jump or scream.
The popping balloon scared me and I dropped my cup.
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Do Rhinos Eat People? PIPE...
They might charge at something that's novel in the environment. So kind of to tell them to get lost, really. They charge at a lot of new people that might come into the area as well. So it's kind of just to assert their dominance, to show their size. And I guess like, it's a way of scaring someone away.
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Spotting the World's...
And it means that they can use that sound still and not make any sound to scare their prey. What a wicked thing to find. And I think, well, this has just given me a lot of hope. Because one of the things that I really want to see here is the fastest animal in the world, the peregrine falcon.
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Pamela Ronald: The case...
we must focus on how we can help children grow up healthy. We must ask if farmers in rural communities can thrive, and if everyone can afford the food. We must try to minimize environmental degradation. What scares me most about the loud arguments and misinformation about plant genetics
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Love and hormones PIPE...
found that region in the brain they like the familiar they're not scared but they're cautious they're calm is why you take something like prozac or paxil to drive up the serotonin system to make you calm er they follow the rules they respect authority they like plans and
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Attacked by a Lion? PIPE...
-He looks more relaxed than I feel anyway. -Napoli. For nature's extreme fighters, intimidation is just as important as actual fighting. It's better to scare off a rival than risk death in battle, and believe me, I was definitely feeling intimidated. -Pet him. -Pat him?
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Boniface Mwangi: The day...
because I discovered who I really am, as in, that's what I want to do, and there's such beauty in doing that. There's nothing as powerful as that, knowing that I'm meant to do this, because you don't get scared, you just continue living your life. Thank you.
Video examples
The greatest TED Talk...
what has to happen moving forward is we need to encourage people to take risks we need to encourage people to not be afraid of opportunities that may scare them ultimately moving forward I think we have to embrace fear we've got to put that bear in a cage
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How to raise a Black son...
and said, "Son, I'm sorry, but you can't act the same as your white friends. You can't pretend to shoot guns. You can't run around in the dark. You can't hide behind anything other than your own teeth." I know now how scared he must have been,
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Discovering Wildlife in...
You just trod on a stick that scared the life out of me. I thought that was a ghost. It's just the headless angel that's fine, totally fine. It's a headless angel in a graveyard. That's exactly what I want to see.
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Gen X Reacts to AIDS PIPE...
two months later he was gone the country went into Ana bola like panic the fear of catching aids is spreading as quickly as the virus people are scared to interact people scared to be in the same
Video examples
Do Rhinos Eat People? PIPE...
They might charge at something that's novel in the environment. So kind of to tell them to get lost, really. They charge at a lot of new people that might come into the area as well. So it's kind of just to assert their dominance, to show their size. And I guess like, it's a way of scaring someone away.
Video examples
Spotting the World's...
And it means that they can use that sound still and not make any sound to scare their prey. What a wicked thing to find. And I think, well, this has just given me a lot of hope. Because one of the things that I really want to see here is the fastest animal in the world, the peregrine falcon.
Video examples
Pamela Ronald: The case...
we must focus on how we can help children grow up healthy. We must ask if farmers in rural communities can thrive, and if everyone can afford the food. We must try to minimize environmental degradation. What scares me most about the loud arguments and misinformation about plant genetics
Video examples
Love and hormones PIPE...
found that region in the brain they like the familiar they're not scared but they're cautious they're calm is why you take something like prozac or paxil to drive up the serotonin system to make you calm er they follow the rules they respect authority they like plans and
Video examples
Attacked by a Lion? PIPE...
-He looks more relaxed than I feel anyway. -Napoli. For nature's extreme fighters, intimidation is just as important as actual fighting. It's better to scare off a rival than risk death in battle, and believe me, I was definitely feeling intimidated. -Pet him. -Pat him?
Video examples
Boniface Mwangi: The day...
because I discovered who I really am, as in, that's what I want to do, and there's such beauty in doing that. There's nothing as powerful as that, knowing that I'm meant to do this, because you don't get scared, you just continue living your life. Thank you.
Video examples
The greatest TED Talk...
what has to happen moving forward is we need to encourage people to take risks we need to encourage people to not be afraid of opportunities that may scare them ultimately moving forward I think we have to embrace fear we've got to put that bear in a cage
Video examples
How to raise a Black son...
and said, "Son, I'm sorry, but you can't act the same as your white friends. You can't pretend to shoot guns. You can't run around in the dark. You can't hide behind anything other than your own teeth." I know now how scared he must have been,
Video examples
Discovering Wildlife in...
You just trod on a stick that scared the life out of me. I thought that was a ghost. It's just the headless angel that's fine, totally fine. It's a headless angel in a graveyard. That's exactly what I want to see.
Video examples
Gen X Reacts to AIDS PIPE...
two months later he was gone the country went into Ana bola like panic the fear of catching aids is spreading as quickly as the virus people are scared to interact people scared to be in the same
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Joyce Meyer
American Author
The Bible says to 'fear not,' but this doesn't mean you should never feel scared. It means when you do feel fear, keep going forward and do what you are supposed to do. Or as I like to say, do it afraid.
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
Is truth always positive? Of course. Once the truth comes out, you know, it's all right. We're scared that if the truth comes out that it's not all right. It's the other way around.
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Omari Hardwick
American Actor
I always go into a character thinking, 'If it scares me, I can do it.
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Samantha Barks
English Musician
I like to scare myself and throw myself off the deep end.
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Stephen Graham Jones
American Author
There's no purer feeling in the world than being scared.
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Neil Marshall
English Director
I enjoy scaring people too much to let it go!
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Hornswoggle
American Wrestler
The thought of real-life scares me to death.
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Jim Crace
English Writer
I've never scared anybody in my life.
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Peter Lorre
I'm not scaring anybody for no money!
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Giggs
English Musician
People are scared of the truth.
Quote examples
Joyce Meyer
American Author
The Bible says to 'fear not,' but this doesn't mean you should never feel scared. It means when you do feel fear, keep going forward and do what you are supposed to do. Or as I like to say, do it afraid.
Quote examples
Yoko Ono
American Artist
Is truth always positive? Of course. Once the truth comes out, you know, it's all right. We're scared that if the truth comes out that it's not all right. It's the other way around.
Quote examples
Omari Hardwick
American Actor
I always go into a character thinking, 'If it scares me, I can do it.
Quote examples
Samantha Barks
English Musician
I like to scare myself and throw myself off the deep end.
Quote examples
Stephen Graham Jones
American Author
There's no purer feeling in the world than being scared.
Quote examples
Neil Marshall
English Director
I enjoy scaring people too much to let it go!
Quote examples
Hornswoggle
American Wrestler
The thought of real-life scares me to death.
Quote examples
Jim Crace
English Writer
I've never scared anybody in my life.
Quote examples
Peter Lorre
I'm not scaring anybody for no money!
Quote examples
Giggs
English Musician
People are scared of the truth.
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