scare

To strike with sudden fear; alarm. synonym: frighten.

To become frightened.

A condition or sensation of sudden fear.

A general state of alarm; a panic.

Serving or intended to frighten people.

To gather or prepare with considerable effort or ingenuity.

Timid; shying.

A sudden fright or panic: particularly applied to a sudden terror inspired by a trifling cause, or a purely imaginary or causeless alarm.

To frighten; terrify suddenly; strike with sudden terror or fear.

Synonyms To daunt, appal, frighten; scare represents the least of dignity in the act or in the result; it generally implies suddenness.