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Scare

/skeə/

To make someone feel afraid or anxious.

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I don't want to scare the kids.Horror movies always scare me so much.

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The word scare comes from the Middle English scaren influenced by Old English scēran, meaning to come to fear or frighten. Its origins can also be traced back to Old Norse skirra, meaning to alarm or frighten.

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