scare
noun
sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
“panic in the stock market”
“a war scare”
Synonymspanica sudden attack of fear
Synonymspanic attack
verb
cause fear in
“The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me”
“Ghosts could never affright her”
cause to lose courage
“dashed by the refusal”
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University