frighten off

Verb

Meaning

cause to lose courage

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

pall spook daunt scare dash daunting daunted scare off scare away frighten away

Hypernyms

intimidate

Examples

The existence of such a war chest might go far to strengthen our prestige and frighten off any would be assailant. Benjamin Graham

I'm an eccentric, silly, observational guy, but I'm not gonna frighten off social conservatives. Jim Gaffigan

dashed by the refusal Source: Internet

Just as with bosses and chimeras, gargoyles are said to frighten off and protect those that it guards, such as a church, from any evil or harmful spirits. Source: Internet

Wreckers would attempt to frighten off the curious, suspicious or unwanted visitors, by spreading wild rumours concerning supernatural activity, ghosts and cannibals (as occurred in Clovelly ) near their wrecking sites. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

frighten frighten away frighten me frighten someone frighten someone to death frighten the horses