устраша́ть — meaning in English
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English meaning
- appall verb To shock or horrify someone deeply.
- daunt verb To make someone feel discouraged or frightened.
- intimidate verb To frighten or pressure someone, often through threats, so they do what you want.
- scare noun A sudden fright, or an event that causes widespread alarm.
Senses
устраша́ть is used for these senses in English:
- appall (intransitive, obsolete) To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.
- daunt (transitive) To discourage, intimidate.
- intimidate (transitive) To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence.
- scare (intransitive) (To be able) to be scared.
appall — full definition
- verb To shock or horrify someone deeply.
- verb (archaic) To turn pale, or to make something pale.
- verb (archaic) To make something weaker.
- verb (archaic) To become weak or faint, or to lose courage.
daunt — full definition
- verb To make someone feel discouraged or frightened.
- verb To overpower someone completely.
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