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scaring |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb scare 1 of 2 senses of scare Sense 1 frighten, fright, scare, affright => bluff => awe => terrify, terrorize, terrorise => intimidate => horrify => dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify => spook Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb scare 1 of 2 senses of scare Sense 1 frighten, fright, scare, affright => bluff => awe => overawe, cow => buffalo => terrify, terrorize, terrorise => panic => intimidate => hold over => strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around hector, push around => tyrannize, domineer => horrify => shock => dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify => spook Entailment of verb scare Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb scare 2 senses of scare Sense 1 frighten, fright, scare, affright => stimulate, shake, shake up excite, stir Sense 2 daunt, dash, scare off pall, frighten off scare away frighten away scare => intimidate, restrain Familiarity of verb scare scare used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb scare Sense 1 frighten, fright, scare, affright => stimulate, shake, shake up excite, stir -------------- Sense 2 daunt, dash, scare off pall, frighten off scare away frighten away scare => intimidate, restrain -------------- Overview of verb scare The verb scare has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) frighten, fright, scare, affright -- (cause fear in "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me") 2. (2) daunt, dash, scare off pall, frighten off scare away frighten away scare -- (cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal") Overview of verb scare The verb scare has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) frighten, fright, scare, affright -- (cause fear in "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me") 2. (2) daunt, dash, scare off pall, frighten off scare away frighten away scare -- (cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal")
scaring definition