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Definition of Frighten away
1. Verb. Cause to lose courage. "The bad news will frighten away him"; "Dashed by the refusal"
Generic synonyms: Intimidate, Restrain
Derivative terms: Pall, Scare
Lexicographical Neighbors of Frighten Away
Literary usage of Frighten away
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Curran and His Contemporaries by Charles Phillips (1851)
"... and, at best, but a very suspicious indication of courage : it is like the
artifice of a timid bully endeavoring to frighten away fear. ..."
2. A Descriptive Dictionary of British Malaya by Nicholas Belfield Dennys (1894)
"noise as they whirl round, and are frequently put up to frighten away birds and
monkeys from plantations or fruit orchards. ..."
3. A Hand-book on Christian Baptism by Richard Ingham (1871)
"... that baptized bells have a might; efficacy to frighten away devils from their
vicinity. Yet calculated as the language and sentiments of Mr. Henry arc, ..."
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