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Definition of Scare

Scare
Scare Scare, n. Fright; esp., sudden fright produced by a trifling cause, or originating in mistake. [Colloq.]
Scare
Scare Scare, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scared; p. pr. & vb. n. Scaring.] [OE. skerren, skeren, Icel. skirra to bar, prevent, skirrask to shun, shrink from; or fr. OE. skerre, adj., scared, Icel. skjarr; both perhaps akin to E. sheer to turn.] To frighten; to strike with sudden fear; to alarm. The noise of thy crossbow Will scare the herd, and so my shoot is lost. --Shak. To scare away, to drive away by frightening. To scare up, to find by search, as if by beating for game. [Slang] Syn: To alarm; frighten; startle; affright; terrify.

Meaning of Scare from wikipedia

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- Lupia, Arthur; Menning, Jesse O. (January 2009). "When Can Politicians Scare Citizens Into Supporting Bad Policies?". American Journal of Political Science...
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