Common collocations with scare in American Collocation

scare noun countable

US /sker/

brief

minor

slight

There was a slight scare at the end of the first lap as his wheel touched the trackside grass causing a serious wobble.

major

real

She caused a major food scare by declaring that most eggs were contaminated with salmonella.

false

genuine

There were enough genuine scares to make me and the rest of the audience jump several times!

AIDS

bomb

cancer

food

health

injury

pregnancy

safety

security

terrorist

Earlier in the year the online filing system was hit by a security scare.

cause

create

generate

provoke

spark

trigger

A suspicious package which sparked a bomb scare turned out to be a birthday present.

suffer

In January 1985, Margaret suffered a cancer scare and a section of lung was removed.

recover from

survive

She’s survived health scares, heartbreak and career lows but now she’s back.