Definition of Scare away

1. Verb. Cause to lose courage. "The bad news will scare away him"; "Dashed by the refusal"

Exact synonyms: Dash, Daunt, Frighten Away, Frighten Off, Pall, Scare, Scare Off
Generic synonyms: Intimidate, Restrain
Derivative terms: Pall, Scare

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scare Away

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scarcely
scarcement
scarcements
scarceness
scarcenesses
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scarcest
scarcities
scarcity
scard
scardey cat
scardey cats
scards
scare
scare away (current term)
scare off
scare out of one's wits
scare quote
scare quotes
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scare the bejeebers out of
scare the pants off of
scare up
scarecrow
scarecrowish
scarecrowlike
scarecrows
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scared as hell

Literary usage of Scare away

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"The Passing Bell is the hallowed bell which used to be rung when persons were in extremis, to scare away evil spirits which were supposed to lurk about the ..."

2. Reasons for Not Taking the Test: For Not Conforming to the Established by John Talbot Shrewsbury (1828)
"... as safeguards to scare away that phantom-monster, Popery, than as definitions of the true religion of God. Many even profess their adherence to the ..."

3. British Farmer's Magazine (1871)
"... scare away the hares and rabbits from his own meetings. THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION AT SOUTH KENSINGTON. The annual aeries ol exhibitions commenced at ..."

4. The Scottish Gallovidian Encyclopedia by John Mactaggart (1876)
"... that scene seen by some travellers in foreign countries, of forests set in flames by the natives to destroy serpents, and scare away wild beasts. ..."

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