Collapse and Scare

Collapse

Collapse noun - A complete depletion of energy or strength.

Scare and collapse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scare" instead a noun "Collapse".

Scare

Scare noun - The emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger.

Collapse and scare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Collapse" instead a noun "Scare".

Nearby Words: scar, scared, scary, scaring

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

simple simple collapse simple scare
nasty nasty collapse nasty scare
actual actual collapse actual scare
real real collapse real scare
Other adjectives: massive, great, quick, ultimate, major, final, temporary, later, so-called, literal, said, recent, sudden, nuclear, environmental.

Common collocations

party collapse party scare party
little collapse little scare little
times collapse times scare times

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Home Alone Brick Joke: Kevin climbs up his brother Buzz's storage shelves, which collapse under his weight, thereby destroying his brother's room and releasing his pet tarantula, which turns up later at an opportune moment to scare Marv during the climax.
  • Red Scare: Until the collapse of the Soviet Union and the events in The Sum of All Fears, Cold War tensions between the US and its allies and the Soviet Union are a significant part of the overall plot.
  • Film / Red Dawn (1984) Red Scare: you'd never guess that the Soviet Union was teetering on the verge of collapse while this film was in production The Revolution Will Not Be Civilized: Unarmed prisoners and enemy wounded are shot by the Wolverines.
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