Fear vs. Scare

Fear and Scare Definitions
Fear
A very unpleasant or disturbing feeling caused by the presence or imminence of danger
Our fears intensified as the storm approached.
Scare
To strike with sudden fear; alarm.
Fear
A state or condition marked by this feeling
Living in constant fear of attack.
Saved as much as he could for fear of losing his job.
Scare
To become frightened
A child who scares easily.
Fear
A feeling of disquiet or apprehension
A fear of looking foolish.
Scare
A condition or sensation of sudden fear
That mask gave me a real scare.
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Fear
A reason for dread or apprehension
Being alone is my greatest fear.
Scare
A general state of alarm; a panic
A bomb scare that necessitated evacuating the building.
Fear
Extreme reverence or awe, as toward a deity.
Scare
Serving or intended to frighten people
Scare stories.
Scare tactics.
Fear
To be afraid or frightened of
A boy who fears spiders.
Scare
A minor fright.
Johnny had a bad scare last night.
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Fear
To be uneasy or apprehensive about
We all feared what we would see when the grades were posted.
Scare
A cause of slight terror; something that inspires fear or dread.
A food-poisoning scare
Fear
To consider probable; expect
I fear you are wrong. I fear I have bad news for you.
Scare
A device or object used to frighten.
Fear
To revere or be in awe of (a deity, for example).
Scare
To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
Did it scare you when I said "Boo!"?
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Fear
To be afraid
Your injury is minor. Don't fear.
Scare
To frighten; to strike with sudden fear; to alarm.
The noise of thy crossbowWill scare the herd, and so my shoot is lost.
Fear
To be uneasy or apprehensive
We fear for the future of the business.
Scare
Fright; esp., sudden fright produced by a trifling cause, or originating in mistake.
Fear
(uncountable) A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.
He was struck by fear on seeing the snake.
Scare
Sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events;
Panic in the stock market
A war scare
A bomb scare led them to evacuate the building
Fear
(countable) A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.
Not everybody has the same fears.
I have a fear of ants.
Scare
A sudden attack of fear
Fear
(uncountable) Terrified veneration or reverence, particularly towards God, gods, or sovereigns.
Scare
Cause fear in;
The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me
Fear
(transitive) To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm.
I fear the worst will happen.
Scare
Cause to lose courage;
Dashed by the refusal
Fear
(intransitive) To feel fear.
Never fear; help is always near.
Fear
To worry about, to feel concern for, to be afraid for.
She fears for her son’s safety.
Fear
(transitive) To venerate; to feel awe towards.
People who fear God can be found in Christian churches.
Fear
(transitive) To regret.
I fear I have bad news for you: your husband has died.
Fear
To cause fear to; to frighten.
Fear
To be anxious or solicitous for.
Fear
To suspect; to doubt.
Fear
(dialectal) Able; capable; stout; strong; sound.
Hale and fear
Fear
A variant of Fere, a mate, a companion.
Fear
A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger; apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread.
Fear is an uneasiness of the mind, upon the thought of future evil likely to befall us.
Where no hope is left, is left no fear.
Fear
Apprehension of incurring, or solicitude to avoid, God's wrath; the trembling and awful reverence felt toward the Supreme Being.
I will put my fear in their hearts.
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
Render therefore to all their dues; tribute to whom tribute is due . . . fear to whom fear.
Fear
That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger; dreadfulness.
There were they in great fear, where no fear was.
The fear of your adventure would counsel you to a more equal enterprise.
Fear
To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude.
I will fear no evil, for thou art with me.
Fear
To have a reverential awe of; to be solicitous to avoid the displeasure of.
Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.
Fear
To be anxious or solicitous for; now replaced by fear for.
The sins of the father are to be laid upon the children, therefore . . . I fear you.
Fear
To suspect; to doubt.
Ay what else, fear you not her courage?
Fear
To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach of by fear.
Fear their people from doing evil.
Tush, tush! fear boys with bugs.
Fear
To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety on account of some expected evil.
I exceedingly fear and quake.
Fear
An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
Fear
An anxious feeling;
Care had aged him
They hushed it up out of fear of public reaction
Fear
A profound emotion inspired by a deity;
The fear of God
Fear
Be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event;
I fear she might get aggressive
Fear
Be afraid or scared of; be frightened of;
I fear the winters in Moscow
We should not fear the Communists!
Fear
Be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement;
I fear I won't make it to your wedding party
Fear
Be uneasy or apprehensive about;
I fear the results of the final exams
Fear
Regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of;
Fear God as your father
We venerate genius