SCARE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of scare – Learner’s Dictionary

scare
verb [ T ]
uk
/skeər/
us
scare the hell/life/living daylights, etc out of sb informal
scare
noun [ C ]
uk
/skeər/
us

scare noun [C] (FEELING)

The earthquake gave us a scare.

scare noun [C] (SITUATION)

(Definition of scare from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of scare

in Chinese (Traditional)
(使)驚恐,(使)害怕, 受驚嚇,感到害怕, 驚恐,恐慌…
in Chinese (Simplified)
(使)惊恐,(使)害怕, 受惊吓,感到害怕, 惊恐,恐慌…
in Spanish
asustar, asustarse, susto…
in Portuguese
assustar, assustar-se, susto…
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in Ukrainian
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घाबरवणे…
~を怖がらせる, おびえさせる, 恐怖…
korkutmak, korku, ürperti…
effrayer, faire peur à, s’effrayer…
espantar, ensurt, amenaça…
doen schrikken, schrik, alarm…
(ஒரு நபர் அல்லது விலங்கை) பயமுறுத்துவது…
(किसी व्यक्ति या पशु को) डराना…
ડરાવવું, ધમકાવવું…
skræmme, forskrækkelse, frygt…
skrämma, skrämsel, skrämsel[hicka]…
menakutkan, rasa takut, rasa cemas…
erschrecken, der Schreck, die Panik…
skremme, bli skremt, skrekk [masculine]…
گھبرانا, خوفزدہ ہونا, ڈرنا…
лякати, переляк, паніка…
пугать, панический страх, паника…
ఒక వ్యక్తిని లేదా జంతువును భయపడేలా చేయు…
يَخاف, خَوْف, هَلَع…
ভয় জাগানো বা ভয় দেখানো…
poděsit, strach, zděšení…
membuat takut, rasa takut, panik…
กลัว, ความรู้สึกกลัว, การตื่นตระหนก…
làm kinh hãi, sự sợ hãi, sự hốt hoảng…
przestraszyć, wystraszyć, strach…
놀래키다, 두려움, 놀람…
spaventare, far paura a, spavento…
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