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scare
NOUN:

1. a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.

2. a time or condition of alarm or worry: 
For three months there was a war scare.

3. a sudden attack of fear or alarm.

4. a period of general fear or alarm.

5. a sudden fright.

6. a widespread state of alarm; panic.

Origin:

First recorded in 1150–1200; (verb) Middle English skerren. from Old Norse skirra “to frighten”, derivative of skjarr “timid, shy”; (noun) late Middle English skere, derivative of the verb. Dictionary 2: C12: from Old Norse skirra; related to Norwegian skjerra, Swedish dialect skjarra. —Dictionary.com. // 

First Known Use of scare: Verb: 13th century. Noun: circa 1548. History and Etymology for scare: Verb: Middle English skerren, from Old Norse skirra, from skjarr shy, timid. —Merriam-Webster.

Source: 1, 2.

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