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},
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"word": "lavender scare"
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"word": "scare chord"
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"word": "scareless"
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"word": "scareline"
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"word": "scare line"
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"word": "scare quote"
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"word": "scare tactic"
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"plural"
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"text": "Johnny had a bad scare last night.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2011 June 4, Phil McNulty, “England 2 - 2 Switzerland”, in BBC",
"text": "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.",
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"A minor fright."
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "minor fright",
"word": "qorxu"
},
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "uplaha",
"sense": "minor fright",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "уплаха"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 10 7",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "minor fright",
"word": "驚嚇"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 10 7",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jīngxià",
"sense": "minor fright",
"word": "惊吓"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "minor fright",
"word": "吃驚"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 10 7",
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "chījīng",
"sense": "minor fright",
"word": "吃惊"
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{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "minor fright",
"word": "驚懼"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 10 7",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jīngjù",
"sense": "minor fright",
"word": "惊惧"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 10 7",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "minor fright",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "forskrækkelse"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 10 7",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "minor fright",
"word": "säikähdys"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 10 7",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "minor fright",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "peur"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 10 7",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "minor fright",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "susto"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 10 7",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "minor fright",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Schreck"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 10 7",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "fovízo",
"sense": "minor fright",
"word": "φοβίζω"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 10 7",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "minor fright",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "scanradh"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 10 7",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "minor fright",
"word": "timore"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 10 7",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "obie",
"sense": "minor fright",
"word": "怯え"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 10 7",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kyōfu",
"sense": "minor fright",
"word": "恐怖"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 10 7",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "minor fright",
"word": "susto"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 10 7",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ispúg",
"sense": "minor fright",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "испу́г"
},
{
"_dis1": "83 10 7",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "strax",
"sense": "minor fright",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "страх"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pánika",
"sense": "minor fright",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "па́ника"
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{
"_dis1": "83 10 7",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "minor fright",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "susto"
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"_dis1": "83 10 7",
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "minor fright",
"word": "ukalili"
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"name": "Fear",
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"Mind",
"Human",
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{
"text": "a food-poisoning scare",
"type": "example"
}
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"A cause of slight terror; something that inspires fear or dread."
],
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"terror",
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[
"fear",
"fear"
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[
"dread",
"dread"
]
],
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{
"_dis1": "13 76 11",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "plašilo",
"sense": "something that inspires fear",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "плашило"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 76 11",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "something that inspires fear",
"word": "pelätti"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 76 11",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "something that inspires fear",
"word": "kauhu"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 76 11",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "something that inspires fear",
"word": "spavento"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 76 11",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "something that inspires fear",
"word": "paura"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 76 11",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kyōfu",
"sense": "something that inspires fear",
"word": "恐怖"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 76 11",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kyōi",
"sense": "something that inspires fear",
"word": "脅威"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 76 11",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "púgalo",
"sense": "something that inspires fear",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "пу́гало"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 76 11",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "žúpel",
"sense": "something that inspires fear",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "жу́пел"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 76 11",
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "something that inspires fear",
"word": "ukalili"
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]
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{
"ref": "1948, Alec H. Chisholm, Bird Wonders of Australia, page 153",
"text": "But I admit the possibility of their being used as \"scares\" for either birds of prey or snakes, or both.",
"type": "quotation"
}
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"A device or object used to frighten."
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"device",
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],
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]
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/skɛə/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/skɛɚ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/skɪə(ɹ)/",
"tags": [
"dialectal"
]
},
{
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},
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"word": "fright"
}
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"2": "enm",
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"name": "der"
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{
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"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*skirzijaną",
"t": "to shoo, scare off"
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"name": "der"
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"name": "cog"
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{
"args": {
"1": "sco",
"2": "skar",
"t": "wild, timid, shy"
},
"expansion": "Scots skar (“wild, timid, shy”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nn",
"2": "skjerra"
},
"expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk skjerra",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "skjarra"
},
"expansion": "Swedish skjarra",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "xcl",
"2": "ցիռ",
"3": "",
"4": "wild ass"
},
"expansion": "Old Armenian ցիռ (cʻiṙ, “wild ass”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English scaren, skaren, scarren, skeren, skerren, from Old Norse skirra (“to frighten; to shrink away from, shun; to prevent, avert”), from Proto-Germanic *skirzijaną (“to shoo, scare off”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to swing, jump, move”). Related to Old Norse skjarr (“timid, shy, afraid of”). Cognate with Scots skar (“wild, timid, shy”), dialectal Norwegian Nynorsk skjerra, dialectal Swedish skjarra and possibly Old Armenian ցիռ (cʻiṙ, “wild ass”).",
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{
"form": "scares",
"tags": [
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"singular",
"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "scaring",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "scared",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
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{
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"pos": "verb",
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"derived": [
{
"word": "bird-scarer"
},
{
"word": "Red scare"
},
{
"word": "scare away"
},
{
"word": "scare-babe"
},
{
"word": "scare-beggar"
},
{
"word": "scarecrow"
},
{
"word": "scared"
},
{
"word": "scaredy-cat"
},
{
"word": "scaremonger"
},
{
"word": "scare off"
},
{
"word": "scare out of one's wits"
},
{
"word": "scarer"
},
{
"word": "scare-sleep"
},
{
"word": "scare someone out of their mind"
},
{
"word": "scare someone out of their wits"
},
{
"word": "scare someone to death"
},
{
"word": "scare story"
},
{
"word": "scare straight"
},
{
"word": "scare the bejeebers out of"
},
{
"word": "scare-the-birds"
},
{
"word": "scare the daylights out of"
},
{
"word": "scare the hell out of"
},
{
"word": "scare the horses"
},
{
"word": "scare the life out of"
},
{
"word": "scare the living daylights out of"
},
{
"word": "scare the pants off"
},
{
"word": "scare the pants off of"
},
{
"word": "scare the shit out of"
},
{
"word": "scare up"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Did it scare you when I said \"Boo!\"?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1995, The Langoliers",
"text": "(Laurel Stevenson) Would you please be quiet? You're scaring the little girl.\n(Craig Toomey) Scaring the little girl?! Scaring the little girl?! Lady!",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way."
],
"id": "en-scare-en-verb-7hnPgDGD",
"links": [
[
"frighten",
"frighten"
],
[
"terrify",
"terrify"
],
[
"startle",
"startle"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "frighten"
},
{
"word": "terrify"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Arbëresh",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "llavënj"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔafzaʕa",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "أَفْزَعَ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "vaxecʻnel",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "վախեցնել"
},
{
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "aspar"
},
{
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "spar"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "qorxutmaq"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "qorxuzmaq"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "palóxacʹ",
"sense": "to frighten",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "пало́хаць"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "plaša",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "плаша"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "hkrauk",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "ခြောက်"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "espantar"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "espaventar"
},
{
"code": "csm",
"lang": "Central Sierra Miwok",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "šeký-ŋe"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "嚇唬"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiàhu",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "吓唬"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shǐ hàipà",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "使害怕"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "polekat"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "postrašit"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "vyděsit"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "vylekat"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "skræmme"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "bang maken"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "beangstigen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "angst aanjagen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "laten schrikken"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "doen schrikken"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "verschrikken"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "timigi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "pelästyttää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "säikäyttää"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "effrayer"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "espantar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "atemorizar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "asustar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "erschrecken"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "beängstigen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to frighten",
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "skjarr",
"t": "timid, shy, afraid of"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse skjarr (“timid, shy, afraid of”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sco",
"2": "skar",
"t": "wild, timid, shy"
},
"expansion": "Scots skar (“wild, timid, shy”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nn",
"2": "skjerra"
},
"expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk skjerra",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "skjarra"
},
"expansion": "Swedish skjarra",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "xcl",
"2": "ցիռ",
"3": "",
"4": "wild ass"
},
"expansion": "Old Armenian ցիռ (cʻiṙ, “wild ass”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English scaren, skaren, scarren, skeren, skerren, from Old Norse skirra (“to frighten; to shrink away from, shun; to prevent, avert”), from Proto-Germanic *skirzijaną (“to shoo, scare off”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to swing, jump, move”). Related to Old Norse skjarr (“timid, shy, afraid of”). Cognate with Scots skar (“wild, timid, shy”), dialectal Norwegian Nynorsk skjerra, dialectal Swedish skjarra and possibly Old Armenian ցիռ (cʻiṙ, “wild ass”).",
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{
"form": "scares",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "scaring",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "scared",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "scared",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
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"name": "en-verb"
}
],
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
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"English terms with usage examples",
"Quotation templates to be cleaned"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Did it scare you when I said \"Boo!\"?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1995, The Langoliers",
"text": "(Laurel Stevenson) Would you please be quiet? You're scaring the little girl.\n(Craig Toomey) Scaring the little girl?! Scaring the little girl?! Lady!",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way."
],
"links": [
[
"frighten",
"frighten"
],
[
"terrify",
"terrify"
],
[
"startle",
"startle"
]
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/skɛə/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/skɛɚ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/skɪə(ɹ)/",
"tags": [
"dialectal"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛə(ɹ)"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-scare.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e0/En-us-scare.ogg/En-us-scare.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/En-us-scare.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
}
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"word": "frighten"
},
{
"word": "terrify"
}
],
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{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Arbëresh",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "llavënj"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔafzaʕa",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "أَفْزَعَ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "vaxecʻnel",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "վախեցնել"
},
{
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "aspar"
},
{
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "spar"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "qorxutmaq"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "qorxuzmaq"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "palóxacʹ",
"sense": "to frighten",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "пало́хаць"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "plaša",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "плаша"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "hkrauk",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "ခြောက်"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "espantar"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "espaventar"
},
{
"code": "csm",
"lang": "Central Sierra Miwok",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "šeký-ŋe"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "嚇唬"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiàhu",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "吓唬"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shǐ hàipà",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "使害怕"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "polekat"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "postrašit"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "vyděsit"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "vylekat"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "skræmme"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "bang maken"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "beangstigen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "angst aanjagen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "laten schrikken"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "doen schrikken"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "verschrikken"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "timigi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "pelästyttää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "säikäyttää"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "effrayer"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "espantar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "atemorizar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "asustar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "erschrecken"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "beängstigen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "ängstigen"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "ōgjan",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "𐍉𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "tromázo",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "τρομάζω"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "fovízo",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "φοβίζω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "ptḗssō",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "πτήσσω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "phobéō",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "φοβέω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "phoberízō",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "φοβερίζω"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "ḍarānā",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "डराना"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "pölässyttää"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "aroittaa"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "cuir eagla ar"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "scanraigh"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "spaventare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "impaurire"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "spaurire"
},
{
"alt": "おどかす",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "odokasu",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "威かす"
},
{
"alt": "おどろかす",
"code": "ja",
"english": "to surprise",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "odorokasu",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "驚かす"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "nollaekida",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "놀래키다"
},
{
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "espantar"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "terreō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "timeor"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "baidīt"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "biedēt"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "biedināt"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "grēosan"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to frighten",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "straszyć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "assustar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "speria"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "înspăimânta"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pugátʹ",
"sense": "to frighten",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "пуга́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ispugátʹ",
"sense": "to frighten",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "испуга́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "napugátʹ",
"sense": "to frighten",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "напуга́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "strašítʹ",
"sense": "to frighten",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "страши́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ustrašátʹ",
"sense": "to frighten",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "устраша́ть"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "scantari"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "prestrašiti"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "tšachaś"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "asustar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "atemorizar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "espantar"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "ukalili"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "skrämma"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "korkutmak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "ljakáty",
"sense": "to frighten",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ляка́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "naljakáty",
"sense": "to frighten",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "наляка́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zljakáty",
"sense": "to frighten",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "зляка́ти"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to frighten",
"word": "dychryn"
}
],
"word": "scare"
}
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"form": "more scare",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most scare",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
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"scanty"
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"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
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"General-American"
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"called_from": "form_descriptions/1936",
"msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": to terrify vs. odokasu",
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