scare off
cause to lose courage (Freq. 2) - dashed by the refusal • Syn: daunt, dash, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare • Derivationally related forms: scare (for: scare), pall (for: pall) • Hypernyms: intimidate, restrain • Verb Frames: - Something ----s somebody - The bad news will scare off him
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