scare off

• Deutsches Verb dafür, dass jemand oder etwas durch Furcht oder Einschüchterung vertrieben wird oder flieht. Es bezeichnet das Verscheuchen oder Abschrecken von Personen oder Tieren.

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

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Frighten awayinformal

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

   verscheuchen

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

   Synonymedauntdeterdrive awayfrighten awayintimidateput offrepelscare away

   Antonymeattractenticelure

2. Discourage or deterinformal

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

   Abschrecken

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

   Synonymedauntdeterdiscouragedissuadedrive awayfrighten offintimidateput off

   Antonymeattractencourageenticetempt

Grundverbscare