Definition
To make someone suddenly feel fear or surprise; a sudden feeling of fear.
Etymology
From Old Norse 'skirra' meaning 'to frighten,' brought to English through Scandinavian settlers. Related to 'scar' in the sense of something that startles or wounds.
Kelly Says
Scares are actually healthy for humans—they reset our nervous system and pump us with adrenaline, which is why horror movies and haunted houses are fun rather than traumatic, making 'scare' one of the few words for something we pay money to experience.
Translations
BGБългарски
плаша
PLA-sha
BNবাংলা
ভয় দেখানো
bhoy de-kha-no
CACatalà
espantar
es-pan-TAR
CSČeština
vystrašit
vis-TRA-shit
DEDeutsch
erschrecken
er-SHRE-ken
ELΕλληνικά
τρομάζω
tro-MA-zo
ESEspañol
asustar
a-sus-TAR
ETEesti
hirmutada
hir-mu-TA-da
EUEuskara
beldurra eman
bel-DU-rra e-man
FAفارسی
ترساندن
tar-saan-dan
FISuomi
pelottaa
pe-LOT-taa
FRFrançais
effrayer
ef-re-YAY
GLGalego
asustar
a-sus-TAR
HEעברית
להפחיד
le-haf-KHEED
HRHrvatski
prestrašiti
pre-STRASH-i-ti
HUMagyar
megijeszt
me-gi-YESZT
IDBahasa Indonesia
menakuti
me-na-ku-ti
ITItaliano
spaventare
spa-ven-TA-re
JA日本語
怖がらせる
ko-wa-ga-ra-se-ru
LTLietuvių
išgąsdinti
ish-gaas-DIN-ti
LVLatviešu
biedēt
bi-E-det
MSBahasa Melayu
menakutkan
me-na-kut-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောက်ရွံ့စေ
kyauk-ywan-se
NLNederlands
bang maken
BANG ma-ken
PLPolski
przestraszyć
pshe-STRASH-ich
PTPortuguês
assustar
a-sus-TAR
SKSlovenčina
vystrašiť
vis-TRA-shit
SLSlovenščina
prestrašiti
pre-STRASH-i-ti
SRСрпски
престрашити
pre-stra-shi-ti
SVSvenska
skrämma
SKREM-ma
SWKiswahili
ogopa
o-GO-pa
TAதமிழ்
பயமுறுத்து
pa-ya-mu-rut-tu
TEతెలుగు
భయపెట్టు
bha-ya-pe-tu
THไทย
ทำให้กลัว
tham-hai glu-a
TRTürkçe
korkutmak
kor-kut-MAK
UKУкраїнська
лякати
lya-KA-ty
VITiếng Việt
làm sợ
lam so