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  • 121scare the hell out of — frighten/scare the hell out of (someone) informal to make someone feel very frightened. He drives like a madman frightens the hell out of me …

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  • 122scare the life out of someone — frighten/scare the life out of (someone) to make someone feel very frightened. She frightened the life out of me, shouting like that …

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  • 123scare the life out of — frighten/scare the life out of (someone) to make someone feel very frightened. She frightened the life out of me, shouting like that …

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  • 124scare the bejesus out of someone — frighten someone very much …

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  • 125alarm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. alarum, warning; tocsin; SOS, siren, danger signal, red light or flag; condition red; fear, unease. v. frighten, panic, scare; shock, horrify; make uneasy; sound the alarm, bell, or tocsin; alert,… …

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  • 126terrify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. terrorize, frighten, alarm; appall, dismay; cow, intimidate; panic, stampede. See fear. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. shock, horrify, terrorize; see frighten 1 . See Synonym Study at frighten . III… …

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  • 127affright — I noun an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety • Syn: ↑panic, ↑terror • Derivationally related forms: ↑terrorist (for: ↑terror), ↑terrorize ( …

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  • 128scare — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. frighten, alarm. See fear. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fright, terror, alarm; see fear 1 . v. Syn. panic, terrify, alarm; see frighten 1 . See Synonym Study at frighten . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) …

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