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Scare

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
skɛə

Definitions

  1. A minor fright.
  2. A cause of terror or alarm; a panic; something that inspires fear or dread.
  3. A device or object used to frighten.

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Examples

“Johnny had a bad scare⟳ last⟳ night.”
“England were held to a draw⟳ after surviving a major scare⟳ against Switzerland as they were forced to come⟳ from two goals behind to earn⟳ a point⟳ in the Euro 2012 qualifier at Wembley.”
“a food-poisoning scare⟳”
“But I admit⟳ the possibility of their being used as "scares" for either birds of prey or snakes, or both.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

scare campaign scare chord scare line scare quote scare story scare tactic

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