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alarm vs scare

scare vs alarm

alarm and scare both are nouns.

alarm and scare both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
alarm Yes No Yes No
scare Yes No Yes No
As verbs, scare is a hypernym of alarm; that is, scare is a word with a broader meaning than alarm:
  • alarm: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
  • scare: cause fear in
Other hypernyms of alarm include affright, fright, frighten.
alarm (noun) scare (noun)
a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event a sudden attack of fear
a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
alarm (verb) scare (verb)
warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness cause fear in
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
Difference between alarm and scare

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