English verb: scare off | |||
1. | scare off (emotion) cause to lose courage | ||
Samples | Dashed by the refusal. | ||
Examples | The bad news will scare off him | ||
Synonyms | dash, daunt, frighten away, frighten off, pall, scare, scare away | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | intimidate, restrain | ||