Scare
Meaning of Scare
To frighten; a sudden fright.
ما معنى كلمة Scare بالعربي؟
يُخيف أو يُثير الخوف والهلع
😱👻 يُخيف أو يُثير الخوف والهلع؛ يُسبب شعوراً بالتهديد أو القلق الشديد؛ إحداث رعب مفاجئ أو تدريجي يُؤثر على الحالة النفسية والجسدية، وقد يكون مُؤقتاً أو دائماً اعتماداً على شدة التجربة ونوع الشخصية المُعرضة له 😱👻
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Scare in a sentence
Loud noises scare animals in the startle test.
A security scare hit the app.
A scare campaign may breach advertising law.
Hard exams can scare pupils.
Origin of Scare
From Old Norse skirra 'to frighten'.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, scare tactics are unethical. GL motivates with results, not fear.
Scare audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Scare" — verb, pronounced /skeə(r)/, with the stress on "scare".
Narrator: To scare is to frighten someone, or to become frightened.
Narrator: In plain English, it means make afraid.
Narrator: It comes from Old Norse skirra, to frighten.
Narrator: A common collocation is "scared stiff", which describes being so afraid you cannot move.
Narrator: It differs from "terrify", because terrify is much stronger.
Narrator: In a second sense, a health scare is a sudden worry about something dangerous.
Narrator: Film, parenting, news and psychology all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: to scare is to make afraid.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: Why did you jump?
Speaker B: The cat SCARED me! It comes from Old Norse skirra.
Speaker A: From behind the curtain?
Speaker B: Out of nowhere.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Don't scare the baby", parenting. "I'm scared of spiders", fears. "There was a food scare", news.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Say "scared of" something, not "scared from" it.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Frighten is its cousin, startle its twin, and spook an alternative — yet scare keeps its shivery charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "scare" in AI prompts — useful for game design and health messaging.
Speaker A: How for games?
Speaker B: Jump scares.
Prompt: Design a gentle jump scare for a family-friendly haunted house game.
Speaker A: And health?
Speaker B: Calm tone.
Prompt: Rewrite this health warning so it informs without trying to scare readers.
Speaker A: Could it help parenting?
Speaker B: Yes, for fears.
Prompt: Suggest ways to help a child who is scared of the dark.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Fiction.
Prompt: Write a short, spooky opening line that scares but suits ten-year-olds.
Frequently asked questions about Scare
What does Scare mean?
To frighten; a sudden fright.
ما معنى كلمة Scare بالعربي؟
يُخيف أو يُثير الخوف والهلع — 😱👻 يُخيف أو يُثير الخوف والهلع؛ يُسبب شعوراً بالتهديد أو القلق الشديد؛ إحداث رعب مفاجئ أو تدريجي يُؤثر على الحالة النفسية والجسدية، وقد يكون مُؤقتاً أو دائماً اعتماداً على شدة التجربة ونوع الشخصية المُعرضة له 😱👻
How do you pronounce Scare?
Scare is pronounced /skeə/ and is used as a verb / noun.
How is Scare used in a sentence?
Loud noises scare animals in the startle test.
What are synonyms of Scare?
frighten, alarm, terrify, spook, startle, panic.