scare vs affright

scare and affright both are nouns.

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

As verbs, scare and affright are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of scare include fright, frighten.

scare (noun)	affright (noun)
a sudden attack of fear	an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events

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