Discourage
Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.
Frighten off and discourage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Frighten off" instead a verb "Discourage".
Nearby Words: discouragement, discouraging
Frighten off
Frighten off verb - Cause to lose courage.
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Synonyms for Frighten off
Discourage and frighten off are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Frighten off".
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Related pairs
- subdue and discourage
- subdue and frighten off
- dash and discourage
- dash and frighten off
- deter and discourage
- deter and frighten off
- restrain and discourage
- restrain and frighten off
- scare and discourage
- scare and frighten off
- repel and discourage
- repel and frighten off
- shake and discourage
- shake and frighten off
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