scare away

• Faire fuir ou tenir à l'écart quelqu'un ou quelque chose en lui faisant peur.

A phrasal verb used to indicate causing someone or something to leave or stay away by frightening them.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Frighten into leavinginformal

   To cause a person or animal to leave a place by frightening them.

   Faire fuir en effrayant

   • The loud noise scared away the birds.
   • He scared away the stray cat by shouting.
   • The security guard scared away the trespassers.

   Synonymeschase awaydeterdrive awayfrighten awayfrighten offrepelscare offshoo away

2. Deter or discourageinformal

   To make someone feel too frightened or worried to do something they were planning to do.

   dissuader par la peur

   • The high prices scared away potential customers.
   • His aggressive attitude scared away his friends.
   • The difficult exam scared away many students from applying.

   Synonymesdauntdeterdiscouragedisheartendissuadefrighten offintimidateput off

   Antonymesallureattractencourageentice

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