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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?
Origin of scare
First recorded in 1150–1200; (verb) Middle English skerren. from Old Norse skirra “to frighten”, derivative of skjarr “timid, shy”; (noun) late Middle English skere, derivative of the verb
synonym study for scare
1. See frighten.
OTHER WORDS FROM scare
scarer, nounscar·ing·ly, adverbun·scared, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for scare
scare
/ (skɛə) /
verb
to fill or be filled with fear or alarm
(tr; often foll by away or off) to drive (away) by frightening
(tr) US and Canadian informal (foll by up)
- to produce (a meal) quickly from whatever is available
- to manage to find (something) quickly or with difficultybrewers need to scare up more sales
noun
a sudden attack of fear or alarm
a period of general fear or alarm
adjective
causing (needless) fear or alarma scare story
Derived forms of scare
scarer, nounWord Origin for scare
C12: from Old Norse skirra; related to Norwegian skjerra, Swedish dialect skjarra
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