scared Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb cause fear in
   frighten; scare; fright; affright.
   
   • The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me
   • Ghosts could never affright her
2. verb cause to lose courage
   scare away; scare off; frighten off; dash; pall; daunt; scare; frighten away.
   
   • dashed by the refusal
3. verb mark with a scar
   scar; pit; pock; mark.
   
   • The skin disease scarred his face permanently
4. adjective satellite made afraid
   frightened.
   
   • the frightened child cowered in the corner
   • too shocked and scared to move

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