prezati

1. formal (usually negated) to shrink from; to flinch; to balk at
   Ne preza ni od čega da bi dobio posao. — He stops at nothing to get the job.
   Novinari ne prezaju od teških pitanja. — The journalists don't shy away from hard questions.
2. dated (of horses) to harness
   Seljak je rano ujutru prezao konje. — The farmer was harnessing the horses early in the morning.

In the sense 'shrink from; fear', used with od + genitive, especially often negated: ne prezati od nečega.