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Definition of Frighten off
1. Verb. Cause to lose courage. "The bad news will frighten off him"; "Dashed by the refusal"
Generic synonyms: Intimidate, Restrain
Derivative terms: Pall, Scare
Lexicographical Neighbors of Frighten Off
Literary usage of Frighten off
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule, George Holmes Howison (1891)
"Daunt, va Check (by alarm}, thwart, deter or stop Irura one's purpose, frighten
off, intimidate, discourage, crush the courage of ..."
2. The Vocabulary of High School Latin: Being the Vocabulary of Caesar's Gallic by Gonzalez Lodge (1909)
"frighten off. front; protect. 1453. ... V. n. 123. Drag forward. prö-turbo, turbare.
Caes. n. 19, 7. frighten off, drive off. prö-veho, ..."
3. Alaska Coal-leasing Bill by United States Congress. House. Committee on the Public Lands (1914)
"Yes; I feel that it would frighten off operators who thought of taking up leases;
... You think it might frighten off operators? Dr. HOLMES. ..."
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