Frighten Sth/Sb Meaning Make Making Feel Afraid Synonym

Meaning: If you frighten away something or someone, you make them go away by making them feel afraid.

• frighten sth/sb away Farmers build scarecrows in their fields in order to frighten away birds that eat their crops.
  
  
• frighten sth/sb away When he saw some guys coming to attack him, Harry pulled out his gun and frightened them away.