"scare someone out of their mind" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: scares someone out of their mind [present, singular, third-person], scaring someone out of their mind [participle, present], scared someone out of their mind [participle, past], scared someone out of their mind [past]
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  1. Synonym of scare someone out of their wits (“to frighten greatly”) Synonyms: scare someone out of their wits [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-scare_someone_out_of_their_mind-en-verb-ArXDu5ub Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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