scare

Meanings

• sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
  • "a war scare"
  • "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building"
• a sudden attack of fear
• cause fear in
• cause to lose courage

Synonyms

affright, dash, daunt, fright, frighten, frighten away, frighten off, pall, panic, panic attack, scare away, scare off