отпугивать — meaning in English

English meaning

• repel verb To drive back or fight off an attack or attacker.

Senses

отпугивать is used for these senses in English:

• repel (transitive) To cause repulsion or dislike in; to disgust. [from 18th c.]
• scare off (transitive) To cause (something) to flee by frightening it.
• scare off (transitive) To deter.

repel — full definition

1. verb To drive back or fight off an attack or attacker.
2. verb To keep something away by physical or chemical force.
3. verb To cause strong dislike or disgust in someone.

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