frighten_off
1. [ verb ] cause to lose courage
Synonyms: scare_off scare daunt frighten_away scare_away pall dash
Examples:

"dashed by the refusal"

Related terms: intimidate panic
Similar spelling:   frighten_away
  frightened
  frightening
  freighter
  frighteningly
  frightful
  freightage
  freight_car
  frightfully
  freight_rate