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Meaning of scare someone out of their wits | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

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

informal, transitive

Examples

“He scared me out of my wits, sneaking up behind me in the dark like that.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

scare someone to death scare straight scare the bejeebers out of scare the hell out of scare the hoes scare the horses