anxiety vs scare

scare vs anxiety

anxiety and scare both are nouns.

anxiety is not a verb while scare is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
anxiety	Yes	No	No	No
scare	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, scare is a hyponym of anxiety; that is, scare is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than anxiety:

anxiety: (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
scare: sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events

Other hyponyms of anxiety include castration anxiety, hypochondria, hypochondriasis, overanxiety, panic, social anxiety.

anxiety (noun)	scare (noun)
a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune	a sudden attack of fear
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic	sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events

anxiety (verb)	scare (verb)
	cause fear in
	cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away

Difference between anxiety and scare

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