plural of jump-scare

plural of red scare

plural of lavender scare

(idiomatic) To be in a state of fearful alarm.

(idiomatic) A rumour spread by a scaremonger in order to cause anxiety.

Indicates that the speaker is scared.

(transitive) To cause (something) to flee by frightening it. / (transitive) To deter

plural of scare quote

To frighten (an animal, especially a game animal) into appearing from cover.

(chiefly in the plural) A quotation mark deliberately used to provoke a reaction or to indicate that the author does not approve of a term or clause, rather than to identify a direct quotation.