scare tactic

Noun

Meaning

scare tactic (plural scare tactics)

(psychology) A type of psychological manipulation regrading a particular issue in which fear or alarm is aroused.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Antonyms

adoptee

Close letter words and terms

scare stiff scare story scare straight scare the bejeebers out of scare the daylights out of scare the hell out of