scare

nouns

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"
panic, scare
is derived from
scarey
a sudden attack of fear
panic attack, scare
is derived from
scarey

verbs

cause fear in
"The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
affright, fright, frighten, scare
is derived from
scarer
cause to lose courage
"dashed by the refusal"
dash, daunt, frighten away, frighten off, pall, scare, scare away, scare off