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 | ||