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Scared vs Spooked - What's the difference?

scared | spooked |

As adjectives the difference between scared and spooked

is that scared is having fear; afraid, frightened while spooked is a little scared; worried by a feeling or event. Describing the unsettling feeling there being another unknown ghostly presence.

As verbs the difference between scared and spooked

is that scared is past tense of scare while spooked is past tense of spook.

scared

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Having fear; afraid, frightened.

    • Synonyms

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    Verb

    (head)
  • (scare)

    • Anagrams

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    spooked

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • A little scared; worried by a feeling or event. Describing the unsettling feeling there being another unknown ghostly presence.
  • Being spied upon by security or intelligence services.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (spook)