pelottaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- awe noun A powerful feeling of respect mixed with wonder or fear.
- cow noun An adult female of domestic cattle, especially one that has given birth to a calf.
- daunt verb To discourage, intimidate.
- faze verb To disturb, unsettle, or worry someone (usually used in the negative, "not fazed").
- frighten verb To make someone feel afraid or alarmed; to scare.
- terrify verb To frighten someone severely.
Senses
pelottaa is used for these senses in English:
- awe (transitive) To inspire fear and reverence in.
- cow (transitive, mostly, in the passive voice) To intimidate; to daunt the spirits or courage of.
- creep out (informal, transitive) To make (someone) uncomfortable or afraid; to give (someone) the creeps.
- daunt (transitive) To discourage, intimidate.
- faze (transitive, informal) To frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put off (usually used in the negative); to disconcert, to perturb. [from mid 19th c.]
- freak out (informal, transitive) To scare or unnerve someone.
- frighten (transitive) To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
- terrify To frighten greatly; to fill with terror.
awe — full definition
- noun A powerful feeling of respect mixed with wonder or fear.
- verb To fill someone with awe.
cow — full definition
- noun An adult female of domestic cattle, especially one that has given birth to a calf.
- noun The female of various other large mammals, such as whales, elephants, or moose.
- verb To frighten someone into submission; to intimidate.