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scared

/skeəd/

/skerd/

scared off

scared up

scaredadjective

more scared

Comp.

most scared

Super.

/skɛəd/

/skɛrd/

Translations

effrayé

She was scared to walk home alone at night.

Elle était effrayée de rentrer seule à pied la nuit.

Additional translations

apeuré

Definitions

Feeling or showing fear or anxiety.

She was scared to walk home alone at night.

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Antonyms

scaredpast participle

/skeəd/

/skɛrd/

Used attributively as the past participle of the verb "scare".

Translations

effrayé

The scared child clung to her mother.

L'enfant effrayé s'accrochait à sa mère.

Additional translations

terrifiéIntensité plus forte.

Definitions

Frightened; thrown into a state of fear.

The scared child clung to her mother.

Synonyms

scareverb

scared

Past Simple

scared

Past Simple

scared

Past Participle

scaring

Gerund

/skeə/

/sker/

Translations

effrayer

The loud noise scared the children.

Le bruit fort a effrayé les enfants.

Additional translations

effaroucherSurtout pour faire fuir des animaux ou des oiseaux.

s’effrayerSens pronominal: devenir effrayé, réagir avec peur.

Definitions

To cause someone to feel frightened or alarmed.

The loud noise scared the children.

To drive or force someone or something away by frightening them.

The farmer used a scarecrow to scare the birds away from the crops.

To become frightened; to react with fear.

Some horses scare easily at sudden movements.

Synonyms

Antonyms

scarenoun

Definitions

A sudden fright or alarm, especially one that is groundless or exaggerated.

The loud noise gave her a scare, but it turned out to be just the wind.

A widespread state of alarm or fear, often caused by a perceived threat.

The news of the disease outbreak caused a scare across the country.

scareadjective

Definitions

Intended to frighten, or relating to something that causes fear (used only attributively before a noun).

The newspaper ran a scare headline about the new virus.