scarer
One who startles
A scarer is someone or something that frightens.
The word appears most often with modifiers: a crow scarer keeps birds from crops, while professional haunted house performers work as scarers.
Children might dismiss a horror movie as not much of a scarer.
The word is straightforward but uncommon, since English usually prefers other constructions.
Occupied by ghosts
- ghostApparition of the dead
- vampireBlood-drinking undead creature
- witchPractitioner of dark arts
- zombieReanimated dead body
monster · skeleton · ghoul · bogeyman · phantom · specter · creepy · spooky
Habitual intimidator
- menaceSource of potential harm
- tormentorOne who causes anguish
- tyrantCruel, absolute ruler
- coercerOne who forces compliance
enforcer · aggressor · oppressor · terrorizer · harasser · thug · threatening · dominator
Causes strong aversion
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
- pesticideAgent destroying harmful organisms
- exterminatorOne who eradicates vermin
- deterrentThing that discourages action
ultrasonic · mothball · citronella · neem · trap · poison · bait · fumigator
Causes strong aversion
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- preventiveMeant to stop trouble
- dissuasionConvincing someone not to
inhibitor · warning · safeguard · defense · security · checkpoint · blockade · hindrance
haunted
Occupied by ghosts
zombie · monster · skeleton · ghoul · bogeyman · phantom · specter · creepy · spooky · fright
bully
Habitual intimidator
coercer · enforcer · aggressor · oppressor · terrorizer · harasser · thug · threatening · dominator · persecutor
repellent
Causes strong aversion
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
- pesticideAgent destroying harmful organisms
- exterminatorOne who eradicates vermin
deterrent · ultrasonic · mothball · citronella · neem · trap · poison · bait · fumigator · rodent
repellent
Causes strong aversion
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- preventiveMeant to stop trouble
dissuasion · inhibitor · warning · safeguard · defense · security · checkpoint · blockade · hindrance · restraint
straw
Tube for sipping
ravens · cornstalks · farmland · overalls · flannel · patchwork · garden · orchard · agriculture · harvest
siren
Wailing alert device
panic · danger · intruder · sensor · tripwire · startle · jolt · shock · sudden · loud
- scared to deathExtremely frightened
- scared stiffImmobilized by extreme fright
- scare offCause to flee
- scared offFrightened into leaving
- scare someone to deathFrighten to the extreme
- scared shitlessExtremely, viscerally afraid
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