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Put off Common

Put off has 7 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

hold back to a later time

"let's postpone the exam"

2

cause to feel intense dislike or distaste

3

take away the enthusiasm of

4

cause to feel embarrassment

"The constant attention of the young man confused her"

5

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"

6

To procrastinate.

Adjective
1

offended, repulsed

Example Sentences
"let's postpone the exam" verb
"The constant attention of the young man confused her" verb
"He dodged the issue" verb
"she skirted the problem" verb
"They tend to evade their responsibilities" verb
"he evaded the questions skillfully" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
recreate
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
delay repel discourage embarrass avoid
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
call hold suspend probate reprieve fluster bother distract beg quibble
Rhyming Words
off boff hoff doff coff loff moff koff toff goff geoff scoff swoff groff cloff droff gnoff feoff snoff nroff
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