85 entries under scare topic. ×
| overreact(become, freak) | |
| push panic button(expression, idiom, become, freak) | |
| repel(verb, upset, worry, shock, agitate) | |
| run scared(expression, become, freak) | |
| scare away(expression, upset, shock, agitate) | |
| scare off(expression, upset, worry, shock, agitate) | |
| scare stiff(verb, expression, upset, shock, dismay) | |
| stiff(upset, worry, shock, agitate, discourage) | |
| strike terror into(expression, idiom, shock, agitate) | |
| unhinge(verb, upset, bother, worry, provoke) | |
| worry(verb, upset, dull, bother, confuse) | |
| go to pieces(expression, idiom, become, freak) | |
| shake in boots(expression, idiom, become, freak) | |
| be frightened(start, recoil, become, freak) | |
| be terrified(become, freak) | |
| fill with fear(expression, idiom, frighten, terrify) | |
| freak out(expression, become, freak) | |
| get flustered(expression, become, freak) | |
| immobilize(frighten, terrify) | |
| lose your nerve(expression, idiom, become, freak) |
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