Dismay
Dismay verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.
Frighten off and dismay are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Frighten off" instead a verb "Dismay".
Frighten off
Frighten off verb - Cause to lose courage.
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Synonyms for Frighten off
Dismay and frighten off are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dismay" instead a verb "Frighten off".
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Related pairs
- dash and dismay
- dash and frighten off
- scare and dismay
- scare and frighten off
- shake and dismay
- shake and frighten off
- discourage and dismay
- discourage and frighten off
- dispirit and dismay
- dispirit and frighten off
- dishearten and dismay
- dishearten and frighten off
- alarm and dismay
- alarm and frighten off
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