ward off

• Verbo que significa alejar o impedir que algo peligroso o desagradable se acerque o afecte a alguien o algo.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of preventing something dangerous or unpleasant from affecting or reaching someone or something.

incontable · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Prevent or repelformal

   To prevent something harmful or unpleasant from affecting you.

   alejar, prevenir, repeler

   • She took vitamins to ward off the flu.
   • The talisman was believed to ward off evil spirits.
   • He used a strong deodorant to ward off insects.

   Sinónimosavertdeflectfend offparrypreventrepelstave offthwart

   Antónimosattractencouragefosterinvite

2. formal

   To avoid or deflect a threat, attack, or problem.

   rechazar, evitar

   • The knight raised his shield to ward off the blow.
   • They built a fence to ward off intruders.
   • She tried to ward off his questions with a joke.

   Sinónimosavertcounterdeflectfend offforestallparryprecluderepelstave offthwart

   Antónimosattractcourtencourageinvitewelcome

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