outscare

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verb

To scare someone more than someone else.

OriginEnglish scare ← Middle English ut- ← Old English ūt- →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person outscares · participle present outscaring · participle past outscared · past outscared

  1. transitiveTo 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

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
  4. Old Englishūt-
  5. Middle Englishut-
  6. Englishout-
  7. Englishscare
  8. Englishoutscare

From out- + scare.

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Cite this entry
APA

outscare. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outscare

MLA

“outscare.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outscare. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outscare,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outscare.

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