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FRIGHTEN OFF

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to lose courage

Example:

dashed by the refusal

Synonyms:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

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

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

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody

Sentence examples:

Sam cannot frighten off Sue

The bad news will frighten off him

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