1. (

• panic ,
• 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" ;

2. (

• scare ,
• panic_attack

) a sudden attack of fear ;

1. (

• frighten ,
• fright ,
• scare ,
• affright

) cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" ;

2. (

• daunt ,
• dash ,
• scare_off ,
• pall ,
• frighten_off ,
• scare_away ,
• frighten_away ,
• scare ,

) cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" ;