scare vs anxiety

anxiety vs scare

scare and anxiety both are nouns.

scare is a verb but anxiety is not a verb.

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

As nouns, anxiety is a hypernym of scare; that is, anxiety is a word with a broader meaning than scare:

scare: sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
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

Other hypernyms of scare include anxiousness.

scare (noun)	anxiety (noun)
a sudden attack of fear	a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events	(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 (verb)	anxiety (verb)
cause fear in
cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away

Difference between scare and anxiety

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