Difference between Scare Off and Daunt

SCARE OFF vs DAUNT: NOUN

To repress or subdue the courage of; to check by fear of danger; to cow; to intimidate; to dishearten.
To overcome; to conquer.
To lessen the courage or resolution of; dishearten or intimidate.

Cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
To cast down through fear or apprehension; cow down.
To subdue the courage of; cause to quail; check by fear of danger; intimidate; discourage.
To subdue; conquer; overcome.
To tame.

Tear into, Dig into, Snuff out, Break into, Gobble up, Sneak out, Turn away, Sniff out, Frighten away, Frighten off, Scare away, Pall, Dash, Daunt, Scare

Unnerve, Formidable, Dishearten, Frighten, Overwhelm, Intimidate, Discourage, Overawe, Frighten off, Frighten away, Scare off, Dash, Pall, Scare away, Scare

Chicken out, Strike down, Drag down, Tear into, Dig into, Snuff out, Break into, Gobble up, Turn away, Sniff out, Scare away, Pall, Dash, Daunt, Scare

Perplex, Insurmountable, Terrify, Unnerve, Formidable, Dishearten, Frighten, Overwhelm, Intimidate, Discourage, Overawe, Dash, Pall, Scare away, Scare

Ava uses a rifle to scare off two police officers.
Carry a flashlight at night to scare off wolves.
Traditionally, firecrackers were used to scare off evil spirits.
Mobbing calls gather other birds to scare off intruders.
Too high and it will scare off users.
Do not use these to scare off thieves.
Anthems, a bratty shriek to scare off disassociation.
If your system detects an emergency, the siren will go off to warn you and potentially scare off the intruder.
This grotesque looking product is based off their distorted features as seen when they decide to scare off Lydia and her pesky family.
Beijing and scare off tourists, while for the Macanese, scaring off Chinese gamblers would be too costly.

Internal strife continued, with Volz and Daunt leaving to form a new band called Foundation.
Claire was bitterly disappointed but determined not to let the rebuff daunt her purpose.
Newbold LK, Burthe SJ, Oliver AE, Gweon HS, Barnes CJ, Daunt F, et al.
An eerily atmospheric story, published in a special limited edition by Daunt Books.
Few genera have greater daunt to notice from an economic point of view.
The catalogue of studies he enumerates would fairly daunt a modern scholar.
Daunt certainly intends to try, and he believes passionately in the cause.
Overawe, intimidate, frighten, daunt, abash, discourage, dishearten, break, subdue by fear.
"This is training, and a small turnout doesn't daunt me.
Daunt said it was either him or Truswell.