Definitions for put off
put off

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put offverb

   hold back to a later time

   "let's postpone the exam"

2. turn off, put offverb

   cause to feel intense dislike or distaste

3. dishearten, put offverb

   take away the enthusiasm of

4. confuse, flurry, disconcert, put offverb

   cause to feel embarrassment

   "The constant attention of the young man confused her"

5. hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestepverb

   avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

   "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. put offverb

   To procrastinate

2. put offverb

   to delay (a task, event, or deadline)

3. put offverb

   to offend, repulse, or frighten

4. put offadjective

   offended, repulsed

5. put offadjective

   daunted or fazed

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1. put off

   "Put off" is a phrasal verb typically used to indicate the action of delaying, postponing, or avoiding a task or decision that needs to be accomplished. It can also mean causing someone to feel dislike, distaste or discomfort, deterring or discouraging them.

Matched Categories

1. • Avoid
   • Discourage
   • Embarrass
   • Repel

Anagrams for put off »

1. off-put

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of put off in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of put off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of put off in a Sentence

1. Art Hogan:

   A crescendo of bad news can move an economy driven by the consumer, is this something that causes people to put off buying that sweater, fridge or car ?

2. Drew Ryce:

   We're not looking to move it, but we wouldn't be put off by that.

3. Dale Carnegie:

   One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon-instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today.

4. Vaile Wright:

   One of the unhealthy behaviors we see is avoidance. We have a tendency to avoid and put off during tax season. What happens is that when we continue to avoid over a long term, we are inadvertently telling ourselves that this task is so hard, we can not deal with it, and it becomes overwhelming, i encourage people to do the things to prepare ahead of time. Also, if you have good healthy habits in place, don't abandon them.

5. Hidehiko Kasahara:

   They want to put off debate as much as possible.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=put off
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Put_Off
3. ^ ChatGPT
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