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fright vs scare

scare vs fright

fright and scare both are nouns.

fright and scare both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fright Yes No Yes No
scare Yes No Yes No
As nouns, scare is a hyponym of fright; that is, scare is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fright:
  • fright: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
  • scare: a sudden attack of fear
As verbs, fright and scare are synonyms defined as:
  • fright and scare: cause fear in
Other synonyms of fright include affright, frighten.
fright (noun) scare (noun)
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) a sudden attack of fear
sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
fright (verb) scare (verb)
cause fear in cause fear in
cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
Difference between fright and scare

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