Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scare the hell out of

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables
scare the hel-l out of
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To frighten (someone or an animal).

Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

scares the hell out of (present, singular) scaring the hell out of (participle, present) scared the hell out of (participle, past) scared the hell out of (past)

Synonyms

scare the shit out of alarm affright appall dismay fray frighten grill give someone the shits harrow horrify make someone's blood run cold

Questions

What does scare the hell out of mean?
To frighten (someone or an animal).

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