English Explanatory Dictionary

scare someone out of their wits

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To frighten someone to such an extent that they behave irrationally.

Pronunciation

En-au-scare out of one's wits.ogg

Word forms

scare someone out of their wits scares someone out of their wits scaring someone out of their wits scared someone out of their wits

Synonyms

frighten someone out of their wits

Related words

scare the pants off of have one's wits about one
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