scare

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

scare (skâr)v. scared, scar·ing, scaresv. tr.
To strike with sudden fear; alarm. See Synonyms at frighten.v. intr.
To become frightened:
a child who scares easily.n.
1. A condition or sensation of sudden fear.
2. A general state of alarm; a panic:
a bomb scare that necessitated evacuating the building.adj.
Serving or intended to frighten people:
scare stories; scare tactics.Phrasal Verb:scare up Informal
To gather or prepare with considerable effort or ingenuity:
managed to scare up some folding chairs for the unexpected crowd. [Middle English skerren, scaren, from Old Norse skirra, from skjarr, timid.] scarʹer n.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  panic attack, panic, daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, frighten, fright, affright