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Meaning of scare someone out of their mind | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

Synonym of scare someone out of their wits (“to frighten greatly”).

Examples

“He scared me out of my mind, sneaking up behind me in the dark like that.”
“That spirit told me there was little choice except to scare me out of my mind enough to open it to the rest of my being.”
“You come in here and scare me out of my mind during this awful storm, and then you have the audacity to say you're sorry and you didn't mean to scare me.”
“What does scare me out of my mind is that she'll pass me over for someone closer to her own age before she gives me a chance.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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