This is the 14991st most frequent German word.
schreckt
"Schreckt" means "frightens" or "scares."
Here, 'schrecken' is used in the sense of 'to scare' or 'to frighten', showing an active action of causing fear.
Die lauten Geräusche schrecken die Kinder.
The loud noises scare the children.
In this case, 'schrecken' is used in the expression 'schrecken vor etwas zurück', meaning 'to shrink back from something', thereby altering the verb's contextual meaning.
Er schreckt vor keiner Herausforderung zurück.
He does not shrink back from any challenge.
Similar to the previous sentence, 'schrecken' in the expression 'schrecken vor etwas zurück' here signifies the act of showing caution or hesitation in face of something.