abschrecken

== German == === Etymology === ab- +‎ schrecken === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈapˌʃʁɛkən/ === Verb === abschrecken (weak, third-person singular present schreckt ab, past tense schreckte ab, past participle abgeschreckt, auxiliary sein) to discourage (to take away or reduce the courage of), to daunt, to repel, to scare (metallurgy, cooking) to quench (cool down rapidly by contact with water or other liquid) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Antonyms ==== ermutigen zuraten gut zureden ==== Derived terms ==== Abschrecken Abschreckung Abschreckbecken Abschreckeffekt Abschreckmethode ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “abschrecken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “abschrecken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “abschrecken” in Duden online “abschrecken” in OpenThesaurus.de