Dictionary

put off en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. offended, repulsed
   • The guest was quite put off by an odor.
2. daunted or fazed
   • All but the most dedicated were put off by the huge task.

Forms

put off en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (transitive) To postpone, especially through procrastination.
   • Don't put off your homework to the last minute.
2. (transitive) To delay (a task, event, etc.).
   • The storm put off the game by a week.
   • The storm put the game off by a week.
   • I'm too busy to see Mr Smith today. I'll have to put him off.
3. (transitive) To distract; to disturb the concentration of.
   • Please be quiet. I'm trying to concentrate and you're putting me off.
4. (transitive) To cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing).
   • Almost drowning put him off swimming.
5. (transitive) To emit; to give off (an odor, smoke, etc.).
   • This type of firewood puts off a strong smell.
6. (archaic, transitive) To take off (something worn).
   • The power of turning into an animal has this serious disadvantage that it lays you open to the chance of being wounded or even slain in your animal skin before you have the chance to put it off and scramble back into your human integument. 1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 11, page 207:
   • to put off a mask

Forms

Deriveds

putoff · off-putting

Relateds

throw off · take off · put on · set off · hold off

Synonyms

shelve · mothball

Translations (56)

cmn 推遲 /推迟 (to delay) · de hinauszögern (to delay) · cmn 順延 /顺延 (to delay) · ru откла́дывать (to delay) · de hinausschieben (to delay) · bg отлагам (to delay) · hu elhalaszt (to delay) · mi pāuhu (to delay) · nn utsette (to delay) · ota صالمق (to delay) · uk відклада́ти (to delay) · uk відстро́чувати (to delay) · nb utsette (to delay) · de abschrecken (to cause to dislike; to discourage) · fr ajourner (to delay) · is draga á langinn (see langur) (to delay) · sv skjuta upp (to delay) · ru отложи́ть (to delay) · pl odrzucić (to cause to dislike; to discourage) · hu halaszt (to delay) · fi lykätä (to delay) · ka გადადებს (to delay) · fr rebuter (to cause to dislike; to discourage) · uk відстро́чити (to delay) · hu taszít (to cause to dislike; to discourage) · sv dra på (to delay) · pt adiar (to delay) · el αναβάλλω (to delay) · th เลื่อน (to delay) · mi whakahoro (to delay) · pl odrzucać (to cause to dislike; to discourage) · de die Lust nehmen (to cause to dislike; to discourage) · pl przekładać (to delay) · es perecear (to delay) · fa به تعویق انداختن (to delay) · hu elnapol (to delay) · io tardigar (to delay) · de verprellen (to cause to dislike; to discourage) · pl odkładać (to delay) · sv dra i långbänk (to delay) · de entmutigen (to cause to dislike; to discourage) · hu elveszi a kedvét (tőle) (to cause to dislike; to discourage) · ja 延期する (to delay) · ro amâna (to delay) · km បង្ខន (to delay) · uk відкла́сти (to delay) · de zurückstellen (to delay) · de verschieben (to delay) · pl odłożyć (to delay) · nn utsetje (to delay) · az yubatmaq (to delay) · ru отталкивать (to cause to dislike; to discourage) · pl przełożyć (to delay) · de verzögern (to delay) · hu elodáz (to delay) · cmn 延期 (to delay)