Word Study
frighten away
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb frighten away has 1 sense
- frighten away(v = verb.emotion) dash, daunt, frighten off, pall, scare, scare away, scare off - cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" is one way to intimidate, restrain
Sample sentences:
Sam cannot frighten away Sue
The bad news will frighten away him
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