comfort vs scare

comfort

noun
  • A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry. 

  • A cause of relief or satisfaction. 

  • Something that offers comfort. 

  • Contentment, ease. 

verb
  • To relieve the distress or suffering of; to provide comfort to. 

  • To make comfortable. 

scare

noun
  • A cause of slight terror; something that inspires fear or dread. 

  • A minor fright. 

  • A device or object used to frighten. 

verb
  • To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. 

adj
  • lean; scanty 

How often have the words comfort and scare occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )