Verb: scare off skehr óf
- Cause to flee, depart or back off through fear or intimidation
"scared off by the refusal";
- frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare
Derived forms: scares off, scaring off, scared off
See also: scare
Type of: intimidate, put the frighteners on [Brit, informal], put the screws on [informal]