Repellents help scare away mosquitoes.
If we analyze the etymology of chase away , we will find that the term comes from the Latin effugientāre . This Latin word, in turn, derives from fugiens (which is linked to an escape).
The action of scaring away consists of causing an animal or human being to flee. It is important, at this point, to focus on the idea of flight: a rapid departure , generally motivated by fear or developed with the intention of avoiding harm. Scaring away means encouraging that behavior in another.
What is scaring away?
Scaring away, then, implies doing something to keep a person or an animal away. Sometimes, the act takes place when the individual or specimen is already in the place, while in other cases it is a preventive task to avoid the approach in question.
Although the purpose of scaring away is always the same ( putting people to flight or preventing contact ), the characteristics of the process depend on the context. Trying to scare away a thief who tries to enter a home is not the same as scaring away a wolf lurking in the middle of a forest .
There are those who light incense or incense burners to ward off bad energies.
Tools against pests and vermin
It is common to want to scare away insects, rodents and other animals that, for different reasons, are undesirable. Usually this claim is associated with the fact that the intruders constitute a threat to health or put plants, crops, etc. at risk.
If you want to scare away mosquitoes , for example , you can use essential oils, candles, repellent products or certain species of vegetables. To scare away rats , meanwhile, it is possible to use ammonia or use an ultrasound device.
Do not confuse scaring away with trapping, hunting or killing. To scare away means trying to separate or reject; If a trap or bait with poison is placed, it does not prevent the approach, although it logically makes the return of the trapped intruder impossible.
Drive away something symbolic or non-physical
It should be noted that shooing away can refer to the desire to push away an emotion, a feeling , or even an entity that is not physical . Sometimes, the scaring away procedure does not have a specific correlation nor can its effectiveness be demonstrated, but rather depends on the subject's beliefs.
There are those who light incense or use certain accessories or clothing to ward off negative energies or bad waves . Of course, you have to believe that these energies or waves exist for the desire to scare away to make sense.
The same goes for the goal of chasing away ghosts or spirits . Some men and women implement the use of religious images or perform spells because they maintain that this keeps these entities at a distance.
Another possibility is that you seek to chase away certain thoughts . Suppose a parent is terrified by the thought that something bad could happen to their child. Although you do not have the option of actually preventing the child from suffering certain things, you can try not to become distressed or depressed due to the appearance of those types of ideas in your head . Thus, you can work to chase away these mental images, replacing them with positive visions or concentrating only on real dangers and risks that you can minimize through your intervention.