to frighten or scare off or away
1scare\ off — • scare away • scare off v. phr. To cause to flee; frighten away. Jake is a confirmed bachelor; the best way to scare him off is to start talking about marriage …
2scare off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you scare off or scare away a person or animal, you frighten them so that they go away. [V P n (not pron)] ...an alarm to scare off an attacker. [V n P] ...the problem of scaring birds away from airport runways. Syn: frighten… …
3scare off — verb cause to lose courage (Freq. 2) dashed by the refusal • Syn: ↑daunt, ↑dash, ↑pall, ↑frighten off, ↑scare away, ↑frighten away, ↑scare …
4scare off — v. scare away, deter, frighten away, expel; cause to become afraid, cause to lose courage …
5scare off — (Roget s IV) , v. Syn. drive off, drive out, drive away, get rid of, dispose of; see also frighten 2 …
6scare — [sker] vt. scared, scaring [ME skerren < ON skirra, to scare, make timid < skjarr, timid, prob. < IE base * (s)ker , to jump > L scurra, buffoon] to fill with fear or terror; esp., to frighten suddenly or startle; terrify vi. to… …
7scare\ away — • scare away • scare off v. phr. To cause to flee; frighten away. Jake is a confirmed bachelor; the best way to scare him off is to start talking about marriage …
8frighten — [v] shock, scare affright, agitate, alarm, appall, astound, awe, browbeat*, bulldoze*, chill, chill to the bone*, cow, curdle the blood*, daunt, demoralize, deter, disburb, discomfort, disconcert, discourage, dishearten, dismay, disquiet, faze,… …
9scare — ► VERB 1) cause great fear or nervousness in; frighten. 2) (scare away/off) drive or keep (someone) away by fear. 3) become frightened. ► NOUN 1) a sudden attack of fright. 2) a period of general anxiety or alarm about something …
10frighten — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To strike with fear] Syn. scare, alarm, terrify, daunt, dismay, cow, terrorize, shock, startle, dishearten, abash, dispirit, throw into a fright, raise apprehension, intimidate, deter, threaten, prey on the mind, badger,… …
