jump scare
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jump scare
noun jump scares · jump-scare · jumpscare
- A sudden, unexpected and startling event in media designed to frighten the audience. They'd do something horrible, maybe kill off a few protagonists, and then make people sit around waiting for the next terrible thing to come along. They called it “setting up a jump scare.”
- The sudden arrival or advent of something unpleasant. white woman jump scare
- A fright caused by this. The loud knock at the door gave me a terrible jump scare.
verb jump scares · jump scaring · jump scared · jump-scare · jumpscare
- To frighten (an audience) by means of something that happens suddenly without warning.
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noun a technique to suddenly scare the audience
| Español | susto repentino, trabucazo, sobresalto, aguadón súbito, quisa subitánea, naco brusco |
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| 한국어 | 점프 스케어 jeompeu seukeeo |
| 日本語 | ジャンプスケア janpu sukea |
| 中文 | 跳臉 /跳脸 tiàoliǎn, 突臉 /突脸 tūliǎn |
| Français | jump scare |
| Русский | скри́мер skrímer |
verb Translations
| Español | asustar repentinamente, dar un trabucazo, sobresaltar |
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Talk about this word "jump scare." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jump%20scare. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. jump scare. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jump%20scare "jump scare." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jump%20scare.
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@misc{jump_scare_2026,
title = {jump scare},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jump%20scare},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
