English verb: scare away | |||
| 1. | scare away (emotion) cause to lose courage | ||
| Samples | Dashed by the refusal. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot scare away Sue | ||
| Synonyms | dash, daunt, frighten away, frighten off, pall, scare, scare off | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | intimidate, restrain | ||