scareware
English
noun
Definitions
- (computing) Software that attempts to scare the user into compliance, as by displaying false warnings of virus infection.
Etymology
Affix from English scare.
Origin
English
scare
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bescare English
- scare English
- scare-beggar English
- scare-bullfinch English
- scareable English
- scarebug English
- scarecrow English
- scared English
- scarefest English
- scarefire English
- scareful English
- scarehead English
- scareless English
- scarelore English
- scaremonger English
- scarer English
- scaresome English
- scarest English
- scareth English
- scary English
- sker Middle English