scareware in English dictionary scareware Meanings and definitions of "scareware" (computing, informal) Software that attempts to scare the user into compliance, as by displaying false warnings of virus infection. noun (computing, informal) Software that attempts to scare the user into compliance, as by displaying false warnings of virus infection. more Grammar and declension of scareware scareware ( uncountable) scareware (uncountable) more Scareware Sample sentences with "scareware" Declension Stem Try again Available translations Chinese Dutch Estonian Finnish French German Italian Japanese Klingon Persian Polish Portuguese Serbian Spanish Swedish Welsh Authors