scary

Meanings

• adjective

  producing fear or dread

  - "The haunted house was a scary place."
  - "The scary movie kept us on the edge of our seats."

• adjective

  designed to frighten or intimidate

  - "The scary clown costume made the children cry."
  - "The scary novel kept me up all night."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈskɛəɹi/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1785261"

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Synonyms

frightening , hair-raising , petrifying , terrifying , jumpy , nervous

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with scary
very , merry , berry , quite merry

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Variants

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scarier , scariest , scarily , scary

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Forms

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scariest, scariestly, scares, scared

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Etymology

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The word 'scary' comes from the Old English word 'scara', which means 'fright' or 'terror'.

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Trivia

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1. The first horror movie was made in 1896 and was called 'The Haunted Castle'.

2. Fear is a basic human emotion that has been studied extensively in psychology and neuroscience.

3. The fear response is triggered by the amygdala, a small almond-shaped structure in the brain.

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Related Concepts

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1. Horror genre: A genre of fiction that seeks to elicit fear, dread, and terror in its audience through the portrayal of supernatural or macabre themes.

2. Fear response: A physiological and psychological response to a perceived threat or danger.

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Culture

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Scary has been used extensively in various forms of media such as horror movies, books, and music to evoke fear and suspense in audiences.

How to Memorize "scary"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a dark, creepy forest at night. Visualize the trees swaying in the wind and the sound of crunching leaves underfoot. Imagine the feeling of fear that comes over you as you walk deeper into the forest.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'scary' with the feeling of fear or dread. Visualize a scary movie or a haunted house to reinforce this association.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'SCARED' to remember the different meanings of 'scary': Supernatural Creatures Always Result in Eerie Dread.

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