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Definition of frighten away phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

frighten away

phrasal verb
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frighten somebody/something away/off | frighten somebody/something away from something
  1. to make a person or an animal go away by making them feel afraid
    • He threatened the intruders with a gun and frightened them off.
    note at frighten
  2. to make somebody afraid or nervous so that they no longer want to do something
    • The high prices have frightened off many customers.
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