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scare meaning in Sanskrit

जवति jávati

UK/skɛə//skɛɚ/

scare in Sanskrit: जवति (jávati), जू (jū). In English, scare means a minor fright.

Sanskrit words for scare

to scare
जवति jávati, जू jū

English meaning of scare

  1. noun A minor fright.
  2. noun A cause of terror or alarm; a panic; something that inspires fear or dread.
  3. noun A device or object used to frighten.
  4. verb To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.

Full definition of scare

scare in a sentence

  • Johnny had a bad scare last night.
  • a food-poisoning scare
  • Did it scare you when I said "Boo!"?

Synonyms of scare

scare in other languages

Questions about scare in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of scare in Sanskrit?
Scare in Sanskrit is जवति (jávati), जू (jū).
scare इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Scare: जवति (jávati), जू (jū).
What does scare mean in English?
Scare means a minor fright.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “scare”: जवति, जू. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: scare (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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