frighten away

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Verb frighten away has 1 sense

daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare - cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"
--₁ is one way to intimidate, restrain
Sample sentences:
Sam cannot frighten away Sue
The bad news will frighten away him

Definitions from the Web

Frighten Away

Verb:

To cause someone or something to become scared and run or fly away from a particular place or situation.

"The loud crash of thunder frightened away the birds from the trees."

"Her angry shouting frightened away the intruders."

Noun:

An act of scaring someone or something away.

"Her fierce barking was an effective frighten away."

"He tried to use a scarecrow as a frighten away in his garden."

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