Definition of Scare off

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

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

Definition of Scare off

1. Verb. (transitive) To cause (something) to flee by frightening it. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To deter ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scare Off

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

Literary usage of Scare off

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

1. The Prophets of Israel, from the Eighth to the Fifth Century: Their Faith by Moses Buttenwieser (1914)
"... prayers might be offered up unto God and they might 1 The customary explanation, that "scare off" means "scare off the demon believed to be instrumental ..."

2. A Zulu-English Dictionary with Notes on Pronunciation: A Revised Orthography by Alfred T. Bryant (1905)
"... the cattle are coming to scare off the assegai» — used of their habit of returning to the kraal 1ч rebt during the afternoon. ..."

3. A Zulu-English Dictionary with Notes on Pronunciation: A Revised Orthography by Alfred T. Bryant (1905)
"... the cattle are coming to scare off the assegais •— used of their habit of returning to the kraal to rest during the afternoon. ..."

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