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. Araya Lakew:

   But they are put off by the regulations.

2. Larry Sanders:

   Bernard's great strength is that he talks directly to people and he isn't put off (by) the fact that they've got particular opinions that are different from his, the Trumps do get strength from the people feeling that they get ripped off. Bernard agrees with that. But instead of saying the thing to do is to hate Mexicans and to hate Muslims, the thing to do is to create a better society.

3. Charlie Bubear:

   In the current lockdown, many of us will likely be getting around to all those cleaning and DIY jobs people love to put off, but I doubt anyone would have expected to stumble across a bomb that has been quietly sitting in their roof for over a hundred years.

4. Josh Billings:

   Don't put off till tomorrow what can be enjoyed today.

5. Barnaby Fletcher:

   Companies are put off by the political instability and the huge investment needed to build mines in a country with such poor infrastructure.

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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