scare off

• فعل مركب يعني جعل شخص أو حيوان يخاف فيهرب أو يبتعد، أو إخافة شخص ليجعله يعدل عن أمر ما.

A phrasal verb used to indicate causing someone or something to flee or become frightened away.

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1. Frighten awayinformal

   To cause someone or something to leave or stay away by frightening them.

   إخافة وإبعاد

   • The loud noise scared off the birds.
   • He tried to scare off the intruder by shouting.
   • The high prices scared off potential customers.

   المرادفاتdauntdeterdrive awayfrighten awayintimidateput offrepelscare away

   الأضدادattractenticelure

2. Discourage or deterinformal

   To make someone lose interest or become unwilling to do something.

   تنفير

   • The difficult exam scared off many students.
   • Her aggressive attitude scared off her colleagues.
   • The long commute scared off applicants for the job.

   المرادفاتdauntdeterdiscouragedissuadedrive awayfrighten offintimidateput off

   الأضدادattractencourageenticetempt

الفعل الأساسيscare