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SCARE OFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scare off mean? 

SCARE OFF (verb)
  The verb SCARE OFF has 1 sense:

1. cause to lose courageplay

  Familiarity information: SCARE OFF used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SCARE OFF (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to lose courage

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

dash; daunt; frighten away; frighten off; pall; scare; scare away; scare off

Context example:

dashed by the refusal

Hypernyms (to "scare off" is one way to...):

intimidate (to compel or deter by or as if by threats)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The bad news will scare off him


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