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outscared

outscared is the simple past and past participle of outscare.

Meaning of outscare

Verb

outscare (third-person singular simple present outscares, present participle outscaring, simple past and past participle outscared)

  1. (transitive) To scare someone more than someone else.
    • When you think someone on your side may give in to the other side out of fear, trying to outscare the enemy might be a way to counteract this.2026 May 18 (last accessed), “Outscare the Enemy”, in TV Tropes, archived from the original on 18 Feb 2026

Questions about outscared

What is outscared the simple past and past participle of?
Outscared is the simple past and past participle of outscare.

Words near outscared in the dictionary

  1. outscam
  2. outscammed
  3. outscamming
  4. outscams
  5. outscare
  6. outscared
  7. outscares
  8. outscaring
  9. outscatter
  10. outscattered
  11. outscattering

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