scare
English
/skɛə/, /skɛɚ/
noun
Definitions
- A minor fright.
- A cause of slight terror; something that inspires fear or dread.
- A device or object used to frighten.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sker, skerren (frighten).
Origin
Middle English
skerren
Gloss
frighten
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ascared English
- beggar English
- bescare English
- bug English
- bullfinch English
- crow English
- fire English
- headline English
- lore English
- monger English
- nonscary English
- scare-beggar English
- scare-bullfinch English
- scareable English
- scarebug English
- scarecrow English
- scarecrowish English
- scarecrowlike English
- scarecrowy English
- scared English
- scaredly English
- scaredness English
- scaredy English
- scaredy cat English
- scaredy pant English
- scaredy pants English
- scaredy-cat English
- scarefest English
- scarefire English
- scareful English
- scarehead English
- scareless English
- scarelore English
- scaremonger English
- scaremongerer English
- scaremongery English
- scarer English
- scaresome English
- scarest English
- scareth English
- scareware English
- scarily English
- scariness English
- scarisome English
- scary English
- scarysome English
- scunner English
- scunnered English
- scunnersome English
- shun English
- unscareable English
- unscared English
- unscary English
- -els Old English
- scȳn Old English
- sker Middle English
- skerren Middle English
- skirra Old Norse
- skjäär Westrobothnian
- scunner Scots
- bug
- fire
- shun
- crow
- lore
- scary
- scarer
- monger
- scared
- beggar
- scarily
- bescare
- scareth
- scunner
- scaredy
- unscary
- ascared
- scarest
- nonscary
- scareful
- scarebug
- unscared
- scaredly
- headline
- scareware
- bullfinch
- scarisome
- scarehead
- scareable
- scaresome
- scarefire
- scarelore
- scarysome
- scariness
- scarefest
- scarecrow
- scareless
- scunnered
- scarecrowy
- scaredness
- unscareable
- scaredy cat
- scunnersome
- scaredy-cat
- scaremonger
- scaredy pant
- scarecrowish
- scare-beggar
- scaremongery
- scaremongerer
- scarecrowlike
- scaredy pants
- scare-bullfinch