Scare and Turn

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

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Turn is a synonym for scare in fright topic. In some cases you can use "Turn" instead a noun "Scare", when it comes to topics like event.

Nearby Words: scar, scared, scary, scaring

Turn noun - A relaxed journey on foot for exercise or pleasure.

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Scare is a synonym for turn in event topic. Sometimes you can use "Scare" instead a noun "Turn", if it concerns topics such as fright.

Nearby Words: turned, turning

brief	brief scare	brief turn
original	original scare	original turn
fake	fake scare	fake turn
initial	initial scare	initial turn
Other adjectives: genuine, nasty, actual, real, massive, serious, huge, bad, infamous, horrible, quick, new, major, possible, final, temporary, later, next, last, different, recent, sudden.

person	scare person	turn person
man	scare man	turn man
people	scare people	turn people
men	scare men	turn men
Other words: children, someone, characters, anyone, player, enemy, everyone, humans, friends, victims, enemies, animals.

In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, there's an IQ skill called Intimidator(not to be confused with the above Intimidate), which can scare enemies so badly that they won't attack for their turn.

Source: Emotion Bomb
In turn, many Wesen were in for a rough surprise when they attack Nick, an average looking police detective, and discover that he is a Grimm, the boogieman Wesen mothers scare their children with.

Source: Mugging The Monster / Live-Action TV
They were never really punished for what they did, but when a wizard would turn up, they always got a scare.

Source: Karma Houdini / Literature

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