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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 courage
Familiarity information: SCARE OFF used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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